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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 (1917)

American Art Association, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, former owner. DSI-F · New York : American Art Association · leaf 83

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First Afternoon … 163 — Pair Imperial Peach Plates (Yung Cheng) Delicate, musical, semi-eggshell porcelain, glazed in the pure, rich white of the Yung Cheng reign, decorated in the characteristic rose and greens, — with darker colors for the branches and pink and white for the blossoms, — with peach trees in fruit…

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