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Illustrated catalogue of the furniture and embellishments from the Imperial Palace, Pekin, exquisitely wrought gold ornaments from the ceremonial crowns of the former Emperor and Empress of China and numerous other objects of antiquity and distinctive artistic excellence, recently acquired by the firm of Messrs. Yamanaka & Company, New York, Japan, China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale on the afternoons herein stated

American Art Association, Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924, Bernet, Otto, Yamanaka & Company, American Art Galleries · 1917 · New York : American Art Association · 82 pictures

An auction sale catalogue issued by the American Art Association in New York in 1917, cataloguing Chinese palace furniture, carpets and gold crown ornaments consigned by Yamanaka & Company for bidders and collectors. Halftone plates show whole carpets flat-on, with fret and meander borders, central medallions, scattered blossoms, birds and scrolling cloud bands usable as repeat patterns, frames and motif stock.

Furniture

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