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 17
Figure of Tobosaku standing, or rather halted momen-tarily in a walk, holding aloft a branch heavy with thepeaches of longevity. He is poised upon rockery aboutwhich more of the fruit grows, and a lion carved in theround there noses his knee. Clear amber of golden trans-lucencj and rich ruby… … 29—Jade Okciiii> in Enamel Jakmxikkk (Chien-lung) The plant in mottled green jade brilliantly polished, theblossom in amethyst; at its root a lapis-lazuli rock. In ahexagonal jar of cloisonne enamel, with lotus decoration,set into a dripping basin also of cloisonne enamel, its orna-mentation a…
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