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 68
green jade with a bright polish, and showing cer-tain white and opal-gray cloudings. The rich ornamentationincludes on the two faces dragons with the omnipotent jewel,carved in high relief, on the sides two lizard dragons carved inrelief and undercut, a relief border and two incised borders,… … 200— La pis-la/, ri.i Tripod Ixcknsk Bi-rxfh with ((ivkbNatural stone from Tibet, with the surface color reinforced orheightened. Cauldron shape, with heavy monster-head feet,and dragon-head loop handles in high relief with large louserings. Dome cover with five goats, standing and recumbentand one…
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