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 50
lungperiod (the base modern), in form of a Fu-lion supportinga standard surmounted by a lotus flower. The standardis carved in relief and openwork with the dragon-and-cloudand floral motives; the whole in gold and red lacquer. Diameter of lunel, 14/i inrhen: height with rtonil, 5 feet. 114—Glass… … No. 115 h Stand Compressed globular form:colorless glass, with a deco-rative bund of broad facetsabout the centre. Within,branches of white and redtree coral. The stand ingold and red lacquer 18 inform of a Fu-lion support-ing a columnar standardwhich is encircled by floralopenwork carving, and…
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