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 . cover decoratedwith delicate relief carvings in animalistic and symbolic motivesof an
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 . cover decoratedwith delicate relief carvings in animalistic and symbolic motivesof ancient bronzes, the cover bearing in addition three quatre-foils in bold relief carved with ideographic characters. Ovoidincense box with dome cover, on top of which a medallion en-closes an ideograph. Vase, in flattened ovoidal form, with full,tapering neck, enlarged lip and pedestal foot. Obverse and re-verse delicately carved with ideographs within medallions; giltstopper and incense shovel, its handle a branch of red coral,(the latter repaired). Ileit/ht of incense burner, 5 inches; width across handle, 7 of vase, 5ys inches; to top of handle. 10/4 inches. 176—Pair White Jade Screens Oblong slabs of white jade, the tops lightly arched, with thegod of longevity and other Taoist immortals and attendants ina mountainous landscape with pine trees and pavilions, allcarved in cavo-rilievo, on the obverse; on the reverse an engraveddecoration. Height. 7/.. inches. First Afternoon. 177— Pair Indoor Gardkxs Chrysanthemums in luxuriant bloom, the blossoms carved ofwhite jade, the leaves inlaid with kingfishers feathers, and be-low them smaller plants in blossom in different stones. In hex-agonal jars of cloisonne enamel, decorated witli lotus designs inpolychrome on a turquoise-blue ground. llihiht, IT1, 178— Vase ok Flowers (Chien-lung) A flattened inverted pear shape vase, made of natural stone col-ored in imitation of lapis-la/uli, carved in
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