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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 39

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First Afternoon … 84—Miniatire Garden (Chun-hnig) The trow melon vine in fruit, overrunning a dead tree, thevine leaves of green jade, with wire tendrils wound withyellow silk, the fruit in carnelian agate. At the foot ofthe tree an amethyst rock, and near it a tiger lily with greenjade leaves, an open flower in…

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