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 . 85—White Jade Buddha—Enthroned A massive figure, seated, tlie liands folded on the crossed legs,boldly and freely sculptured in flowing robes, the breast orna-mented with jewels in low relief, the long ear-lobes of wisdomundercut. The jade 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 . 85—White Jade Buddha—Enthroned A massive figure, seated, tlie liands folded on the crossed legs,boldly and freely sculptured in flowing robes, the breast orna-mented with jewels in low relief, the long ear-lobes of wisdomundercut. The jade is of pure, dense gray tone throughout—opaque, with transluccnce in the eai--lobes and other thin places—and smoothly polished. Mounted on a lacquer thalamus, gilded,the tall gilt back carrying a filigree border of Buddhistic eml)lemsornamented in turquoise enamel. Ilcif/hf, 9/i (?(••*. Uidlli. (i ;4 irilli Ihione, lo\(i 86—Tkaxslttext ]\;bekx Jade Vase with Cover Eloniratud flattcnwl ovoid body on a low pedestal-foot, withslopiiiii-, fiask-like sliouldcrs and broad, sliallow neck. Rare jadeof a )-ifli, dark moss-green, with the ([uality—unusual in thishue—of translucence. Elaborately carved in low relief on allsides witli dragon motives and scrolls, the iieads of two con-ventionalized dragons appearing on each broad face with a Siioucharacter between them. Two scaled dragons carved in theround form side-handles on the neck, each sustaining a heavyloose ring. Anotlier dragon, undercut in full relief, with twosmall loose rings, forms tlie iiandle of tiie cover, and both coverand tlic neck of tlie vase are surrounded b} downward-pointingborders of conventional j)ahii leaves. Jlehjlit, inches; wUllJi. 5 incliis.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidill, booksubjectartchinese
