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 . rims. Dense Kang-hsi porcelain,coated with a brilliant xang-de-bauf glaze, crackled and havingthe characteristic variations of the ancient sacrificial red,through glowing rubv to flame and the gray of the pcachbloonis,the whole resplendent i
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 . rims. Dense Kang-hsi porcelain,coated with a brilliant xang-de-bauf glaze, crackled and havingthe characteristic variations of the ancient sacrificial red,through glowing rubv to flame and the gray of the pcachbloonis,the whole resplendent in effect. ]\Iark underneath, the bluedouble ring. The pots contain a variety of orchid plant, withfronds of green undersurface and blue above, gilt-veined, inPckin enamel, with dusters of seeds in pink coral. Height, 10 inches.(Ill ) 344—Majestic Globular ^Iazarine Bottlk ( Yung Cheng) Of glowing brilliancy, in a deep, intense and luminous, thickmonochrome glaze of mazarine-blue, rich in (luality and with amirror surface. The glaze displays a pronounced and unusualcrackle in longitudinal lines, from a point on the full, thick,graceful neck to the base. On the upper part of the neck itshows a series of lateral striations in lighter hue, the glaze palingto cobalt tones just under the white rim. Height, 18,4 inches: cliameler, 14 313 ^ THE NEW YORJTPUBUC LIBRAR1 ASTt:T
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