. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. Early ) Of nil inverted elongated-pear shape, taper-ing gently from the high shoulder to a lowand narrow waist which recurves into aslightly spreading foot, the shoulder, whichalso is narrow, supporting a high cylindricalund very slightly spreading neck. Purewhite dense, resonant porcelain, painted inpale cobalt and
. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. Early ) Of nil inverted elongated-pear shape, taper-ing gently from the high shoulder to a lowand narrow waist which recurves into aslightly spreading foot, the shoulder, whichalso is narrow, supporting a high cylindricalund very slightly spreading neck. Purewhite dense, resonant porcelain, painted inpale cobalt and brilliant sapphire colors withthe sense of an historical or legendary inci-dent of days of conquest, in which twelvefigures appear in bold and expressive execu-tion. Beneath a blue brocaded canopy acoquettish beauty kneels before a personagewho eyes her with such intensity of interestit is difficult to tell whether be had ratherembrace her and raise her to honors or cutoff her fair bead. Around him are warriorswith battle-axes, standards and gonfalons,while below, half screened among trees androcks, and more battle-axes amid furtherpanoply of war. Mark within the doublering in blue beneath the foot, Ta-Ming ChiaCiting nien-chih (apocryphal). Ilripht, 201 j —TALL Cyijxdhual Blie axd White Jah (Ming) With narrow shoulder and short neck with thickened lip. Dense,sonorous porcelain, with a brilliant glaze. Extensive and bolddecoration telling a brave story of ancient days and presentingan animated picture of exalted personages escaping on horse-back—apparently with treasure—on a raft over turbulent rapids,while a mounted company with battle-axes und lances pursuesvaliantly and appears about to precipitate itself severally overa rocky cliff into the rushing torrent after them. Pure cobalt-blue with brilliant sapphire tones. On the shoulder a delicatelyincised border of leaf and Hower scroll beneath the glaze. Height, 16/, inchet. 293— e and White GarnitoEK of F
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