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 . 264— Pair of Parrots (Kang-hsi) The birds glazed in ;i mottled malachite green with p
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 . 264— Pair of Parrots (Kang-hsi) The birds glazed in ;i mottled malachite green with pale greenIn-east, ami perched upon openwork rocks glazed in white, yellow, green and aubergine. Hi it/lit. 7 inrhr*. 265— Pottkry (Chitii-hiiKj) The birds plumage carved in relief and incised, ami coatedwith a matt glaze of dark brown, his legs ami beak glazed in abrilliant light yellowish-brown. With wings partly spread hestands on the peak of a miniature mountain, which is coatedwith a brilliant splash glaze of rich blue, gray, green and brown,crackled. Height, 7-% inrhet. 266— Pair of Parrots (Chieii-lung) Each perched a>tride a rock, the birds glazed in canary-yellow,green and black, with beaks and feet painted red. and the rockin n pale aubergine. Height, fi inrhet. 267— IxtExsK (Kang-hti) Dog Fu on its haunches on an oblong base, a cub crawling up itsforcpaw, the whole glazed in green, yellow, brown and white. Height. .», inrhen. Second After noon. 2G8—Water Pitches (Chtcn-iung) Modeled in the form of a standing rooster with beak open, and aSpreading socke t on top of liis hark serving as a mouth to the in-terior. Tail modeled in relief, and over it a recurring loophandle. Upper plumage in polychrome; breast, comb andwattles in coral, and legs yellow. Iftij/hl. {>, inrhff. 2(>f)—Pair Wam. Vases (Chirii-luiig) Bottle shape in three-lobed outline, each lobe having its separatemouth. Painted in enamel colors with two small figures under a
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