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 . {Ill II strafed) 321— Saxg-de-b(euf Vase (K\) In shape unique among the Lang productions. Its globularbody, on a low foot, is extended into a gracefully tapering neck,recurving in a broad, spreading lip with a white rim.
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 . {Ill II strafed) 321— Saxg-de-b(euf Vase (K\) In shape unique among the Lang productions. Its globularbody, on a low foot, is extended into a gracefully tapering neck,recurving in a broad, spreading lip with a white rim. In glowingrichness of color the vase is more nearly comparable with thefamous bottle in the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection (retainedin ^Ir. Morgans library), which is known as The Ruby, thananv other example of Lang-yao known to have reached thiscountrv. The perfect, lustrous glaze is brilliant as flame, re-flects the glow of the ruby, deepens to garnet and carbuncle,lightens to ashes-of-roses, takes again the rich hue of the ox-blood and is marked by darker fleckings or tears of the con-gealing blood. Crackled throughout; the interior of the liphaving a pale celadon glaze with a light brown crackle. A pro-duction of the prefecture of the great Lang, in the first scoreof years of the august reign of Kang-hsi. Hi if/hi. l-t/, inches. (Illustrated). 322—Tall Oviform Laxg-yao ^ASE (Early Kang-hsi) Tapering gracefully to a lightly spreading foot, tiie slopingshoulder recurving in the short wide neck to a slightly expandinglip. Coated with an effulgent glaze of rich sang-de-bauf, theglowing blood-red hue deepening at the base of the neck andtoward the foot, lightening elsewhere to a rosy-gray, againoffering a ruby glint, crackled throughout and brilliant as the perfect foot a crackled celadon glaze. Height, IT/^ inches. 323—Tall Laxg-yao Vase of Rare Coloring {Kang-hsi) Oviform, witli liigli ;uul narrow shoulder, and graceful taper tothe slightly spreading foot
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