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 27
inches. PORCELAIN 69—Landscape Plate (Cirien Lung) The scene is the shore of the West Lake, Hang Chow,famous in Chinese history and folklore. Landscapepainting is one of the great divisions of Chinese pic-torial art. It is known to have existed in China asearly as the fourth century. The style of… … 70—Rooster Cup (Chien Lung) A rare specimen, highly prized in China. The decora-tion is a rooster being fed out of hand, and standingnear an artificial rock from which grow peonies. Onthe obverse side of the cup is an autograph poem writ-ten by the Emperor Chien-lung. Seal mark of theperiod.…
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