Illustrated catalogue of an exceedingly important collection of artistic Oriental objects and decorative art, which the owners have been three years in assembling [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the owners, the well-known house of Yamanaka & Co., New York, Japan, China, London, on the afternoons and evening herein stated (1921)
American Art Association, Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924, Bernet, Otto, Parke, H. H, Yamanaka & Company, American Art Galleries · New York : American Art Association · leaf 50
161—White Jade Statuette Chien-lungStanding figure of Kuan-yin in high headdress with cowl,flowing robes, and holding a vase containing a lotus bud,and a rosary looped in figure-8 form. Fine, pure white,translucent jade with soft, unctuous polish. Elaboratelycarved teakwood and tinted ivory stnnd.… … 162—Jade Fj.okai. GftOtf? Chicn-Jiuu)Springing from a graveled ground of chipped red coralstems are orchids blossoming in white jade amid ramifyinggreen jade leaves, these at one side of a natural turquoiserock on which is perched an agate bird—the long-tailedbird of China, the onagadori of the…
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