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 93
nd yellow lacquer with bamboo andblossoming peach trees, birds, butterflies and bees, and in-laid with peonies in soapstone and mother-of-pearl. Bron/efittings engraved with bats, clouds and Sbou medallion. Height, 28^ inches: length, 37/i inches; width, 2+/2 inches. 203a—Lacquer Coated Leather… … 204—CunsoxNK Enamel Wall Pkti-hk (Chtcn-luiiy) On a black lacquer ground of dull lustre, almost of mattsurface, a fine architectural structure effected in hold reliefrises out of rolling waves carved in a higher relief, thebuilding executed in cloisonne enamel of varied colors withgilding. On the…
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