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 . 368 THE NEW YORK PUBUC LIBRARY A»T»K, ttHmXTILBfiN FOUNOATlONi. 367—KiAx-YiN ExTniioxED {Early Ming or Yuan Pottery) Tlif Cliincso (jf mercy seated cross-legged on a rock baseor tlirone. She wears the high headdress and cowl and the
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 . 368 THE NEW YORK PUBUC LIBRARY A»T»K, ttHmXTILBfiN FOUNOATlONi. 367—KiAx-YiN ExTniioxED {Early Ming or Yuan Pottery) Tlif Cliincso (jf mercy seated cross-legged on a rock baseor tlirone. She wears the high headdress and cowl and the cus-tomary loose robes, with an ornate Buddhistic necklace seenagainst lier bared breast. Her gilded hands are clasped in herlap and Jier head is inclined in meditation. The features andbreast were originally painted and gilded, and retain portions ofthe ])igment and the gold. The robes are in thick enamel colorsof malachite, turquoise and aubergine, with crackled glaze, andthe rockery of the base is in aubergine and malachite. Ileit/ht (with basf), 21 y^ inches. 368—Rake Large Coxkai, Suxg Pottery Jar (Sung) With high, broad, slowly sloping shoulder, the circular body con-tracting sharply below and finishing as an inverted truncated throughout both exterior and interior surfaces, includ-ing the short vertical lip, with a thick lavender-gray glaze havinga bold crackle, the glaze revealing in p
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