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 61
ombine in form-ing a very graceful shape. Height, 7y2 inches; diameter, 8 inches. 198—Bronze Wine Vessel (Chow Dynasty) Malachite green patina. The decoration is distin-guished by grace and strength. The pattern of theband below the rim, and also of that around the baseof the vessel, is lui… … 199—Bronze Wine Vessel: Hsiang Tsun {Han Dynasty)Green patina. The spout is shaped like the head andproboscis of an elephant and the handle decoratedwith a simple pattern. The vessel was used for pour-ing wine into libation cups on an altar during sacri-ficial ceremonies. Such vessels had no…
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