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 135
surroundedbv a border of eight dragons grasping in pairs for theflaming pearls of omnipotence, the whole in a soft old-gold,white and pink on a deep cerulean ground. Length, !i feet A inelies; width, 4 feet 2 inches. … No. 280—CHIXKSK IMPERIAL BKOCWDE HANGING (ICano-lmi) Second and 1*0x1 ,-iftemoon 290— CHINESE Imtkiuai. Brocade Haxgixg (Kmig-hsi)Companion to the preceding. Length, !i feet !> inches; width. 8 feet 11 inches. 291— Chinese [mpeeiax Brocade Hanging (Kmrtf-hsi)Companion to the preceding. Length. 5…
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