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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 82

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e, decorated with swimmingfishes in divers attitudes, among aquatic plants and sinuouswater-grasses, with detached blossoms and florets floatingon the surface. The decoration is in pale coral and darkvermilion, yellow green, and rich sapphire-blue. Left! bor-der in blue at the base, paneled border… … 182—Pair Impkhiai. Bi.ru and Whitk Jakdinikkes (Chien-lxny) Ovoid. Decorated in ric-li sapphire-blue of two tones withfive of the imperial five-clawed dragons among eloud andflame st rolls, ahout the body; on the shoulder a border ofsceptre-heads reserved in white in a blue ground, under aborder of…

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