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, counsellor of the Department of State, Pekin (1916)
American Art Association, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, former owner. DSI-F · New York : American Art Association · leaf 31
RCELAIN 69 — Landscape Plate (Ch'ien Lung) The scene is the shore of the West Lake, Hang Chow, famous in Chinese history and folklore. Landscape painting is one of the great divisions of Chinese pic- torial art. It is known to have existed in China as early as the fourth century. The style of… … 70 — RoosTEii Cup {Ch'ien Lung) A rare specimen, highly prized in China. The decora- tion is a rooster being fed out of hand, and standing near an artificial rock from which grow peonies. On the obverse side of the cup is an autograph poem writ- ten by the Emperor Ch'ien-lung. Seal mark of the…
Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945
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