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 72
nts of very fashionable suggestionfreely revealing the figure lines, and chased and engraved withfoliar scroll ornamentation. The gown is sleeveless and decol-lete. The garden is set up in an oblong and shallow jardiniere,a production in Chien-lung enamel, with rich flower and scrollornamentation… … 97—Soapstone Statuette of Kuan-yin (Ming) In soapstone of richly mellowed color and softly polished waxensurface the Chinese goddess of mercy is figured standing, in asupreme dignity and graceful attitude, her right arm foldedacross the left, holding in the right hand a folded scroll andin the left…
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