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Illustrated catalogue of the remarkable collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, beautiful old porcelains, amber and stone carvings, sumptuous eighteenth century brocades, interesting old paintings on glas and fine old carpets, rugs and furniture, from ancient palaces and temples of China comprising the private collection of a Chinese nobleman of Tien-Tsin (1914)

Yamanaka & Company, Carroll, Dana H · New York, American art association · leaf 68

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inging on a hinge. Soft olive-brown and richmalachite-green patina. Height, (i inches; width, lO/o inches. 119—Bronze Incense Birner (Han) Circular, with bulging body, everted lip and deep, slightly-spread-ing foot; two dragon-head loop-handles with quadrilateral drops.Decoration, the lineaments of… … Helmet-shape bowl, witli sidehandle, on three triangularspear-head feet. Two stemsrising from the rim termi-iiafe in knobs. On the bodya band of fret-work andscrolls, with ring and beadborders. The entire ex-terior surface covered witha mottled green, dull-red andsilver-gray patina, w i t hgreen…

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