Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated (1917)
American Art Association, Lee, Van Ching, Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924, Bernet, Otto, American Art Galleries · New York : American Art Association · leaf 101
f them one ofthese plates. At the center of the dragon medallion is an Im-perial seal in low relief with characters reading My happinessand long life were god-given to me. Under foot the six-char-acter mark of the reign in brilliant blue. Piamrltr. <f*/s inrhea. 323— Famii.k-vkrtk Plate… … 324— Statuette ( Kang-hti) Seated figure of Kuan-vin, right knee raised and hand restingon it, and in lier left hand holding the magieial ball. She wears alight emerald-green robe showing metallic lustre, and a blue eowlwith lotus blossoms in reserve, her apparel also disclosing othercolors; on an…
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