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 29
28—Pair White Jade Incense Boxes Carved in the form of seated swallows, with their long tails ex-tended straight behind them, forming handles by which the upperparts of the birds may be lifted off, exposing the hollowed boxinterior. Wings, feet and feathers carved in low relief andetched, with a…
Art, Chinese · Art, Japanese
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