Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . Nit. ruiti No. 562 No. 53 —Bronze Sacrificial \ ask (Sixniy)Quadrilateral, with denta
Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . Nit. ruiti No. 562 No. 53 —Bronze Sacrificial \ ask (Sixniy)Quadrilateral, with dentated ridges at corners and centers of allsides. Decoration, archaic dragons and the too-tich ogrefeatures in relief on incised fret ground. Brown and soft greenpatina with dense incrustations. Teakwood cover. From theImperial Palace. Hrifihl. !>i inflirs. 563—Pair Libation Cri-s (Shung) Inverted helmet shape on three spear-head feet, with roundedspout opposite the helmet point, ami two posts with capstanhnials at the root of the spout; loop handle over incised charac-ters. Bodv encircled by two light rings. Patina of dull lustrevarious green, brown and red tones. Hiiijht, 9% inches. 564—Bronze Incense Hi uxkii (Ming) Quadrilateral with tubular legs and loop handles. Archaic deco-ration in animalistic motives in low relief on an incised and black patina. Teakwood cover. Iliifiht. S::i inrhis. Third Afternoon. 565—Bronze Tripod Incense Birnek (Sitny) Cauldron shape on straight legs, with loop handles, and threeundercut ridged loops on body and lesser ones on legs. Principaldecoration the ogre features in relief on a ground of vermicularscrolls. Lustrous patina, brown, yellowish, olive and red. Teak-wood cover. Height, li1, inrhet, 5G6—Pair ( Bronze Wine Kweks (ChicH-Iung) Low globular body on deep >prcading foot, with long slenderneck and recurving spout and handle, the handle finished belowby sceptre-head adorned in relief with a bird on a tre
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