Illustrated catalogue of the furniture and embellishments from the Imperial Palace, Pekin, exquisitely wrought gold ornaments from the ceremonial crowns of the former Emperor and Empress of China and numerous other objects of antiquity and distinctive artistic excellence, recently acquired by the firm of Messrs. Yamanaka & Company, New York, Japan, China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale on the afternoons herein stated (1917)
American Art Association, Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924, Bernet, Otto, Yamanaka & Company, American Art Galleries · New York : American Art Association · leaf 100
four low sceptre-headfeet, the open sides formed of carved ipiatrefoils bisectedby vertical ribs. Penciled in gold with lotus and MM de-signs, bats, trellises and vermicular scrolls; floral designon the bottom enriched with red. Height, JO inches. A COLLECTION OF PALACE FURNITURE, BE-ING CHI… … 224—Black Lacqueb Table with Drawer All four sides concaved, the swelling corners being thenindented; four slender ciirhriole legs resting on a fixed huso,which in turn is supported on four low feet. Skirt carvedin openwork, with sceptre-heads overhanging the leg tops.Decorated throughout in gold…
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