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 . ull reddish incrustations. The decoration, inbas-relief, includes an Arhat and a peacock, with trees, scrollsand symbols. Diameter, S/i inches. 109—Bronze Libatiox Cup (Sitng) Tall form, of irregular horn-like aspect,the lip slightly pointed
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 . ull reddish incrustations. The decoration, inbas-relief, includes an Arhat and a peacock, with trees, scrollsand symbols. Diameter, S/i inches. 109—Bronze Libatiox Cup (Sitng) Tall form, of irregular horn-like aspect,the lip slightly pointed in body in the form of a seatedphoenix, the head projecting forward andthe long feathers modeled and carriedalmost to the top of the back of the lustrous patina of deep, dark-olivegreen, with reddish earthy incrustations. Height, 614 inches. 110—Dark Broxze Beaker (Han) Narrow spreading foot, slender body andtrumpet lip. Lateral Hutings above andbelow the mid-section, which is adornedwith ridges, bosses and incised scroll-fret;similar ornamentation on the base, with-out the ridges. Lustrous patina with notes of verdigris, olive,malachite and moss and tlie green of boiled tea-leaves withgray and blue-gray fleckings, amid reflecting surfaces so deepand dark in tone as to be almost a luminous black. Hcif/hf. S% 109 111—Bronze Round Mirror (Han) Thin disk, slightly convex; steel-gray patina with pale-olive notesand roughish incrustations on the mirror side. On the top,within a depressed central medallion, the red crow and thesigns of the zodiac, in light relief, with bosses and a hatchborder; the medallion surrounded by a narrow point border anda wide band of bold scroll. Dark patina and thick, grayish-green incrustations. Diameter, 6% inches. 112—Bronze C.\mee-beli> Ovoidal, somewhat flattened, outlined in half-round ridges, whichare further used as boundaries near the top for four small sec-tions or panels in form of a band, two ho
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