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 53
agk(Chieii-litng)Dome-shape with metal lan-tern; carved ivorv feet.Ivorv ornaments chiefly inthe plum motive, with birds.Cloisonne enamel and ffi-tnui jade cups. Around jbottom, In soaps tone, ivorv and buffalo horn, citron,pomegranate, a|>plc, pump-kin, peach, loquat and mel-ons, a bird,… … s So. I I!) Elaborately carved black First Afternoon 121—Black Lacquer Birdcage (Chien-lung) Dome-shape, with lantern in cloisonne enamel; carved ivoryfeet. Centre perch and five cups in cloisonne enamel, wormtongs and other utensils and numerous ornaments of carvedivory, the decorative motive…
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