Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of ancient oriental imperial treasures of rare artistic distinction, recently procured in China and Japan, to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the well-known firm of Messrs. Yamanaka & Co. .. (1916)
Yamanaka & Company, American Art Association (New York, N.Y.), Carroll, Dana H · New York, The Amer. Art Assoc. · leaf 140
wn. Selections from her works are included in making collec-tions of writings of one hundred celebrated poets of Old Japan. Height, Zy2 inches. 254—Saga Doll (About 1800) Boy with nodding head, in carved wood, wearing garments of goldbrocade and carrying a quail under one arm. height, iV2 inches.… … 256—Carved Wood Doll (About U20) Figure of a boy wearing a cap and seated on a drum, withthe sticks in his hands. Face of the drum carved with theancient temoye symbol. The wood, colored brown, has a softand rich deep-toned patina of dull luster. The doll is said tohave been made for the special…
Art, Chinese · Art, Japanese
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