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Title: 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
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association Lee, Van Ching Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924 Bernet, Otto American Art Galleries
Subjects: Art objects
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: William Randolph Hearst Archive, Long Island University
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council METRO

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198— Rose Crystal Vase with Cover Broad, flattened form, with wide neck and dome cover. Monster-head handles carved in bold relief and pierced, and a high reliefdecoration on all sides consisting of peach trees in fruit, birds,bats and the sacred fungus. On top of cover a bird with apeach branch in its mouth. Very brilliant polish. Height, 10 % inches, 199— Green Jade Vase with Cover Squat pilgrim bottle form with broad neck and low foot. Verydark, blackish-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, andelaborately carved blossom ornaments for the loop handles whichsuppport loose rings. The dome cover is surmounted by a coileddragon carved in high relief and undercut. Height, 13/4 inchet. First Afternoon
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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 of them climbing down a rock, around its shoulder, anda group of three more goats, recumbent, carved on the flat knobfinial. Softly brilliant polish, liritjht, H:, infill*. 201— Gray Jaok Mountain A large and heavy block of jade in traditional mountain formwith a boldlv carved decoration on both faces. On the obversethe god of longevity is in the company of several immortals, twoof whom are playing chess. On the reverse are >een a spottedstag and a flying stork. From the Imperial Palace, at thetime of the Revolution. lhiqht, 10 iiirlipg. First Afternoon

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