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 140
decorations carved in relief and incised, and penciled ingold. The principal panels tapestries woven in soft neutralcolors on a golden ground, with imposing personages inpalace and gardens, and lancers, swordsmen and warriorswith Imttk-axes, mounted and afoot, on land and on waves,he fore… … 801—AxTOCl Chin km-: .Mat ((huH-ltiiiy) Thick, soft, velvety pile. Field with a light golden-tansheen, decorated with a composite medallion, household orna-ments, and peony and archaic pluenix-scroll corners, inorange-brown, white, and light and dark blue. Dot andfret borders. Length, 1 fret I…
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