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 44
cised andrepousse scroll decoration, on which are implanted con-ventional lotus flowers in colored stones; the top of the jaror water surface a mirror. Rising through the mirroron tall steins are lotus leaves and blossoms in green andwhite jade, carnelian and tourmaline, and resting on themirror… … Firxt sifter noon 100— Citron Tuke in Ikkin*; Enamkl Va.sk [Chtcn-lung) A tree of the Buddhas-haud citron in fruit, the leaves ofgreen jade, the fruit of clear golden amber, clouded yellowamber and brown amber. Beside it a peony, with variedflowers. The vase decorated in the hawthorn pattern,…
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