Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . holes on surface. Height, 8->i inrhe*. 238— and White Ginoer-jah ami Covi n (Kang Hsi)Typical ovoid form with original cover. Clear hard porce-lain; body has three cus
Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . holes on surface. Height, 8->i inrhe*. 238— and White Ginoer-jah ami Covi n (Kang Hsi)Typical ovoid form with original cover. Clear hard porce-lain; body has three cusped reserves, pure white deco-rated in blue, with archaic birds and emblems, space be-tween reserves filled with bunches of petals of the springprunus blossoms (commonly known as hawthorn pattern)falling on the cracked-ice effect, given by lines on the cobalt-blue ground. Whole surface covered with high-luster base is glazed and shows the characteristic pin-holeson surface. Height, 9\., inrhft. 239— Pair of Miniatire Celadon Blue and Brown Bottles (Knrig ) Graceful ovoid body gently receding to long slender neck,short expanding base. Dense white porcelain. Body isvery pale celadon color; round center, band of a metallicluster of golden-brown; round neck, single banana leave- indeep-blue on a hotly of white; all coated with a brilliant,liquid glaze. Height. 5 incht*. Second Afternoon 240—Tau. Blue and White Club-shape Vase (Kang Hxi)Cylindrical body with decided shoul-der, flanged lip to neck. Hard whiteporcelain. Decoration, in brilliantcobalt-blue on pure thick white*like well-set curds, an elaboratelandscape of towering rocks andmountains by water, with figures,boats, trees, buildings and clouds; abold, sharp effect is given by em-ployment of broad washes of con-trasting shades of blue. Aroundneck are bands of scepter-bead,scroll and Greek-fret patterns. Allcovered with brilliant clear shoulder is etched name of aformer owner, Liang Tsai Chun. A
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