Illustrated catalogue of antique Chinese bronzes, porcelains, pottery, tomb jades and rare old Chinese paintings belonging to the well-known connoisseur Dr. John C. Ferguson (1916)
Ferguson, John C. (John Calvin), 1866-1945. · New York [American Art Galleries] · leaf 21
m. Thetwo heads arc seen at the front and the two bodies atthe back. In the mouth of the quadruped is a ring,from which hang two streamers. Each holder is deco-rated with conventional cloud and thunder patterns. Height, 3% inches. 50—Jade Tube: Tsung (Han Dynasty)With yellow and earth colorations.… … 52—Jade Pitcher: Hua Chia (Han Dynasty) , Variegated colors, chiefly of greenish tints. A hydrapeers over the back edge of the pitcher. Its upperleft foot rests on the breast of a falcon, which hasburied its bill in the shoulder of the beast. A wideband of conventional cloud scroll surrounds the…
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