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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 52

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and carved ivorv lanternand feet. Around bottom plum, magnolia, peach andchrvsaiithemimi blossoms in soapstone and tinted ivoryapplique. Two cloisonne enamel cups. Carved ivory wormtongs and other utensils, and numerous ivorv embellish-ments carved in gourd and melon motives. Suspended byfei-tsui… … No. 118 So. 117 First Afternoon 11!)— Ivorv RikixAgk (Chien-litng)Dome-shape, the top de-pressed; jade lantern andfeet; brown lacquer ribs andbottom. Bottom incised ina brocade pattern, inter-rupted by applique decora-tions of the pomegranate,peach and citron in coloredstones. Ivorv worm tongswith…

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