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 13
l flask-shape with low foot. Translucentjade of a soft, light fog-gray, with cloud-areas of delicateemerald mottled in tones of deeper green and showing ashoulder touch of black, near which a bat and cloud scrollsare carved in light relief. Mirror polish. 10—Pink Coral Snuff Bottle Bulbous flask… … 11— Peking Enamel Snuff Bottle (Chicn-luttg) An imperial production. In the form of an ovoidal vase,slightly flattened, with gilt termini and stopper. Richlypainted at imperial command by a European artist workingin China, with a pastoral scene showing a lady and youthseated in a flowery field…
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