Antique_Chinese_porcelains, jades, ivory carvings etc, William

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CATALOGUE
OF
ANTIQUE CHINESE PORCELAINS, SUPERB
JAPANESE LACQUERS, METAL WORK,
IVORY CARVINGS, AND
JADES,
OTHER
RARE ORIENTAL OBJECTS
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF
MR.
WM. CHURCHILL OASTLER
OF THIS CITY
TO BE SOLD AT ABSOLUTE PUBLIC SALE
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL
AND
FIVE
FOLLOWING DAYS AT
2.30
ioth
O'CLOCK
AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES
MADISON SQUARE SOUTH
WHERE THE COLLECTION WILL
BE
ON VIEW DAY AND EVENING
FROM TUESDAY, APRIL
THOMAS
E.
UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE
DAY OF SALE
30,
FIRST
AMERICAN ART -ASSOCIATION
KIRBY
Manage^
Auctioneer
NEW YORK
1900
,
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Hfc.
iNt.W
YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY
AiTO«, LENOX ANr
TILDGN. FOUNDATIONS.
1
906
CONDITIONS OF SALE
The
highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute
1.
arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute
shall be immediately put up again and re-sold.
2.
which
reserves the right to reject any bid
merely a nominal or fractional advance, and therejudgment, likely to affect the Sale injuriously.
The Auctioneer
is
fore, in his
The Purchasers to give their names and addresses, and
3.
pay down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Purchasemoney, if required, in default of which the Lot or Lots so
purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold.
to
The lots to be taken away at the Buyer's Expense and
4.
Risk upon the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder of
the Purchase-rnoney to be absolutely paid, or otherwise
settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before
delivery; in default of which the undersigned will not hold
themselves responsible if the Lots be lost, stolen, damaged,
or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the
Purchaser.
While the undersigned will not hold themselves re5.
sponsible for the correctness of the description, genuineness,
or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and
make 710 Warranty -whatever, they will, upon receiving
previous to date of Sale trustworthy expert opinion in
writing that any Painting or other Work of Art is not what
it is represented to be, use every effort on their part to furnish proof to the cojitrary, failing in which, the object or
objects in question will be sold subject to the declaration of
the aforesaid expert, he being liable to the Owner or Owners
thereof for damage or injury occasioned thereby.
,
prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience
in the settlement of the Purchases, no lot can, on any account,
be removed during the Sale.
6.
To
Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the
7.
money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots
uncleared within one day from conclusion of Sale shall be
re-sold by public or private sale, without further notice, and
the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made
good by the defaulter at this Sale, together with all charges
attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice to
the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made at
this Sale, without such re-sale, if he thinks fit.
THE AMERICAN ART
ASSOCIATION,
Managers.
Thomas
E. Kirby,
Auctioneer,
PUBUCU
!
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PREFATORY NOTE
The
leisure
hours of twenty years are responsible for
the gathering together of the Oriental objects catalogued
in this
book.
common
In
with the fate of
many
other
collections of beautiful things, this aggregation of art
to be dispersed
lowing
my
;
and the American Art Association,
is
fol-
instructions, will accomplish this in about as
many hours as it has taken me years
The pleasures of collecting and
to gather
it.
of possession have
been continuous and abundant, and well-nigh without
alloy.
Each added treasure brought fresh delight and,
;
as
it is
necessary for one's existence, almost, to have and
some preferential occupation or hobby, I
knowledge that, either by accident or
otherwise, I became enamored of the exquisite and wonderful art creations of those gentle and unobtrusive
people, the great artists of China and Japan.
Their
transcendent work has engaged me through many an
to indulge in
am happy
in the
otherwise thoughtless hour, and has brought to me, in a
remarkable degree, the comfort, the repose, the charm,
and contemplation of,
and beauty.
If a shade of regret clouds the parting with these pleasant companions of many interesting and delightful days,
it is softened by the belief, or at least the hope, that to
that exist in the association with,
art
the future possessors of these late inmates of
house there
will
great pleasure,
my
treasure
come the same enjoyment, and the same
that have been mine in their possession
for so long a time.
Except to express
my unbounded
admiration for the
exquisite and magnificent art embodied in the lacquer
work of Japanese artists of the sixteenth, seventeenth,
and eighteenth centuries, and to marvel at the lack of
more general appreciation by collectors, and others, in
America, of this supreme and surpassingly charming accomplishment, there
I
am
is little
comment on any
special
to add.
I
prefer not to
make
of the beautiful objects which,
They
sure, exist in this collection.
are worth the
an idle and
unimpassioned nature that prefers the book of " con-
seeking and
densed beauties
to be found in
minds
is
repay the searcher.
will
to be
" to the entire
its
matrix.
found
work
The
It is
itself.
The gem
is
crystallization of bright
in their written
thoughts
;
and
it
should bring greater satisfaction and more lasting en-
joyment and instruction to be the discoverer of these
gems than that the " wilding flowers " should be garlanded by others for you.
Kindly and well accustomed hands have, in this book,
carefully prepared a
little
ten (and I
I
know
it
many of the pieces,
What has been writ-
history of
and some description of them
all.
has been written in good faith) may,
hope, be of convenience to those
who
desire to inform
themselves of the merits or technicalities incident to the
pieces under observation.
Wm. Churchill Oastler.
200
New
West 56TH Street,
York, March
27, 1900.
—
CATALOGUE
FIRST AFTERNOON'S SALE
Tuesday, April 10th
BEGINNING AT 2.30 o'CLOCK
JAPANESE CERAMICS
I
— HiRADO
Bottle.
Pure white, semi-eggshell texture. Decoration of
pine, plum, and bamboo in fine cobalt blue. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height,
2
5^
inches.
Pair Gourd-shaped Vases.
Decoration
Kyoto faience.
plum blossoms, and twigs of bamboo
green, and gold enamels.
Antique
tree,
of
pine
in blue,
Height, 9 inches.
3
— HiRADO
Jar.
Pure white porcelain. Finely painted decoration of figures beneath willow tree, in fine cobalt
blue.
Height,
8^
inches
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
—
4 — HiRADO
Vase.
Beaker-shaped, with wide mouth. Pure white
porcelain, with decoration carved in low relief in
the paste underneath the glaze, consisting of flying
and representation of turbulent
Dragon-head handles in bold relief on
clouds,
storks,
water.
shoulder.
Height, 12 inches.
— HiRADO
5
Cylindrical Jar,
Pure white porcelain.
Beautifully decorated with
sprays of peonies carved in low relief in the paste,
beneath a pellucid glaze.
foot, of
basketwork design.
Bands round neck and
Silver lid, teakwood
stand.
Height,
7 inches
;
diameter, 6}4 inches.
SATSUMA FAIENCE
6
Satsuma Faience Tea-Bowl.
Soft texture, with minute brown crackle glaze.
Sprays of chrysanthemum flowers exquisitely
painted in fine enamel colors and gold.
7
Bowl.
Decorated with carp and
high relief and enamel.
8
turtle.
Modelled
in
Perfume-Burner.
Globular-shaped,
fine
brown crackle
texture.
Exquisitely decorated with chrysanthemum flowers
finely pencilled in
work
enamel colors and gold.
Height, 2}4 inches
9
Open-
silver cover.
;
3^
diameter,
inches.
Incense-Burner.
Exceedingly
fine soft glaze,
Chrysanthemum
colors and gold.
with minute crackle.
flowers finely painted in
Openwork
Height, 4 inches
enamel
silver lid.
;
diameter,
3^
inches.
—
lO
— KORO.
'
EnamGlobular-shaped, with spreading base.
ground of diapered and arabesque designs,
elled
Tycoon's crests pencilled
Height, 7 inches
II
Dog-foo orna-
in gold.
ment surmounting openwork
cover.
;
diameter,
4^
inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Fine brown crackle. Peony and chrysanthemum
enamel colors and gold.
flowers painted in delicate
Height,
12
7^
inches.
Gallipot.
Soft texture, with creamy-white crackle glaze.
Decorations of the fable of "the stork flying before the moon " and turbulent water in red, white,
and black enamels and gilding.
Openwork
silver
cover.
Height, 9 inches.
13
Hexagonal Teapot.
Decoration of chrysanBrown crackle glaze.
themum flowers and blossoms, in various enamels
and gold, on alternate panels of red and deep
blue.
14
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Exceedingly
fine texture
and
soft glaze.
Deco-
rated with a band of palmation round body, painted
Raised groin red, pale-green, and gold enamel.
tesque heads and disks round shoulder.
Height, io}4 inches.
15
— OvoiD
Jar.
buff glaze, covered with a bold crackle
Decoration of dragon emerging from
Subdued
surface.
the water, painted in brilliant enamel colors and
Band of floral scrolls round shoulder.
gilding.
Repouss^
silver lid.
Height, 8 inches
;
diameter, 6j4 inches.
—
i6
Quadrilateral Incense-Burner.
Heavy
texture, with
minute crackle.
Exqui-
sitely painted decoration of birds of paradise
and
cloud forms in side panels, and borders of various
designs, pencilled in colors and gold.
branch of
fruit.
Height, lo inches
17
Scroll han-
Openwork cover surmounted by a
dles in relief.
;
diameter, 9 inches.
— KORO.
Globular-shaped, on tripod.
Cream-white glaze.
and gold on red
ground. Scroll handles on neck. Fantastic animal
surmounting cover.
Floral scrolls in green enamel
Height, io}4 inches
18
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
Unique Jar.
Ovoid-shaped, with boldly fashioned handles.
Finely painted decoration of
liant
enamels and gold.
Teakwood
sprays in
silver
brillid.
stand.
Height, 8 inches
19
floral
Repousse
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Fine cream-white glaze with minute crackle.
Profuse decoration of maple leaves, beautifully
painted in red, green, and blue enamels, enriched
by gold.
Height, i2}4 inches.
20
— OvoiD
Vase.
With
tall
cylindrical flaring neck, soft
glaze with minute crackle.
creamy
Decoration of flowers,
brocade, and other designs exquisitely painted in
Dragon handles
Carved teakwood stand.
fan-shaped medallions.
on neck.
Height, 15 inches; diameter,
7^
in relief
inches.
—
21
Large Ovoid Jar.
Covered with a
rated with
plum
brilliant black glaze,
and deco-
tree in blossom, in green, red,
and blue enamels, enriched by gold outlines and
silver
Delicately
mountings.
round mouth and
foot.
Height,
22
10^
painted
Teakwood
inches
;
borders
stand.
diameter, 9 inches.
Covered Jar.
Decorated with boldly drawn
which are modelled in slight relief. The
ground covered with a rich ornamentation of
arabesque floral scrolls and other designs painted
Cover surin brilliant enamel colors and gold.
mounted by lotus flowers and dog-foo ornaments.
Ovoid-shaped.
figures,
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 16 inches
;
diameter, 8 inches.
NETSUKES AND CARVINGS
23
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
Carved ornamentation.
By Kikugawa.
Jap-
Carved ornamentation of
figure,
anese legendary subject.
24
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
fox,
25
and symbol.
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
Carved ornamentation of child
with large carp.
26
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
anese legend.
Jap-
——
27
Ivory Netsuke.
Carved ornamentation. Figure
Daimio and large spider.
Button design.
of
28
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design. Carved ornamentation of dragon
and pearl
29
diver.
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
Japanese and large
30
Ivory Netsuke.
Carved ornamentation of Jap-
Button design.
anese warrior in
31
full
armor.
Carved Wood Netsuke.
Locust on dead
32
Legendary subject.
fish.
leaf.
workmanship.
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
ese and fabulous bird.
33
Skilful
Japan-
By Juwo.
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
By Yumin.
Japan-
Japan-
ese warrior and tiger.
34
Ivory Netsuke.
Button design.
ese domestic scene.
35
Ivory Netsuke.
Button
design.
coiled serpent.
36
By Tadayoshi.
Carved
ornamentation
and
By Kazushige.
Ivory Netsuke.
A
cow
in repose.
teenth century.
Signed, Tomotada.
Eigh-
—
37
Ivory Netsuke.
Chinese lion and
Tomotada.
38
its
young
Signed,
at play.
Eighteenth century.
Ivory Netsuke.
A group of the household gods
Daikoku, with a tai fish skilfully carved.
Eighteenth century,
Ko-hosai.
Yebisu,
:
39
Ivory Netsuke.
A
40
yawning
priest.
A
street performer,
mask
teenth century.
wearing curious mask, and
of Oni.
By Tadamasa.
Eigh-
Signed.
Ivory Netsuke.
A
boy.
42
Eighteenth century.
Ivory Carving.
carrying a
41
Signed,
Chinese figure showing a mask of Oni to a
By Hidemasa, Eighteenth century. Signed.
Ivory Netsuke.
Figure of a curious being, petting a dog.
Yoshitomo. Eighteenth century. Signed.
43
By
Ivory Netsuke.
Figure of a curious being holding a rooster.
Early eighteenth century. Signed.
By
Hoshin.
44
Ivory Netsuke.
Jurojin riding on a cow's back.
Eighteenth century.
45
By
Ikkosai.
Signed.
Ivory Netsuke.
A
boy trying to mount a horse.
eighteenth century.
Probably early
—
46
Ivory Netsuke.
A
group of deer under maple trees.
skill.
By Masamitsu.
Eighteenth century. Rare.
with marvellous
47
Ivory Netsuke.
A
Signed.
lotus-root digger returning home.
Ivory Carving.
Figures of Beuten and two attendants.
Keizan.
50
By
Ivory Carving.
A
49
draw a horn from imp.
Eighteenth century.
priest trying to
Homin.
48
Carved
Signed,
By
Eighteenth century.
Signed.
Ivory Netsuke.
A
dragon holding a sacred ball.
Eighteenth century.
By Tomotada.
Signed.
51
Wood Netsuke.
Quails and
millets.
By Masaharu.
Signed.
Eighteenth century.
52
Ivory Netsuke.
Eagle and monkey at war.
53
Eighteenth century.
Wood Netsuke.
A gama-senniu playing with his
haru.
54
frog.
By Toyo-
Early eighteenth century.
Wood Netsuke.
A
shoki concealing himself under basket upon
which a demon
century.
is
climbing.
Probably seventeenth
——
55
Wood Netsuke.
A masked imp with movable mouth and
which are made of ivory.
56
ears,
Ivory Netsuke.
Sacred white fox.
By
Anrakusai.
Fine ex-
ample.
57
Ivory Carving.
A
lady on horseback playing with
flute.
Eigh-
teenth century.
58
Ivory Carving.
A boy with movable tongue, holding a mask
one hand.
—Two
60 —Two
61 — Two
62 — Two
Ivory Carvings.
59
Ivory Carvings,
Ivory Carvings.
Ivory Carvings.
63
Two
64
Ivory Netsuke.
Ivory Carvings.
A
Chinese lion with a movable ball carved
side of
65
its
in-
mouth.
Ivory Netsuke.
Pair roosters.
66
in
—Two
Fine carvings. Eighteenth century.
Ivory Netsukes.
A
demon
Senshosai.
trying to catch fish " namadsu."
And
teenth century.
a
woman
bathing baby.
By
Eigh-
—
6;
Ivory Netsuke.
A
bunch
By
of biwa fruits.
Mitsu-hiro.
Eigh-
teenth century.
68
Wood
A
Carving.
figure of toshitoku carved beneath the shell
A
of tortoise.
Kigioku.
69
piece of exquisite carving.
Signed.
By
Eighteenth century (end).
Ivory Netsuke.
A
man.
of blind
figure
Signed,
Rakuosai,
Eighteenth century.
70
Ivory Netsuke.
Group
of orange, chestnut, and insect.
of orange
is
Giokuyosai.
71
Inside
Signed,
Eighteenth century.
Ivory Netsuke.
Two
drum.
72
a carved landscape view.
imps imitating thunder-god striking a
Eighteenth century.
Signed, Hidemasa.
Ivory Netsuke.
Group
of
blind
men.
Signed,
Tomochika.
Eighteenth century.
73
Lacquer Netsuke.
"
Figure of Shojo, wearing a costume of " No
Example of beautiful carving and lacdancer.
quer-work.
Mask made
Jugioku and Kwansai.
74
By two
artists,
Ivory Netsuke.
Figure of
75
of gold.
Eighteenth century.
woman and
fish.
Ivory Carving.
Figures of farmer and boy.
Eighteenth century.
—
76
Ivory Carving.
Figure of Daikoku and his treasure-bag.
77
Ivory Carving.
A
monkey
tamer, accompanied by boy and dog.
Height,
78
inches.
Ivory Carving.
A woman
carrying baby, accompanied by boy.
Signed, Riuji.
79
3^
Height,
z%
inches.
Ivory Carving.
Cliinese lady
and
Signed, Torin,
child.
Height, 4 inches.
80
Ivory Carving.
"
A
A woman
lover's revenge."
around which a dragon
is
coiling.
seated on
A
bell,
skilful carv-
ing.
Height, 4 inches.
81
Ivory Carving.
A
praying priest holding bowl,
dragon
is
ascending
;
from which
and below, another priest,
Signed, Masayoshi.
with spoki.
Height, ^yi inches.
82
Ivory Carving.
"
Gama
sennin," with
frog on his back, and
basket lying below, and his lotus-leaves garment.
Signed, Setsuzan.
Height,
83
5
inches.
Ivory Tray.
In centre
Chinese.
basket design
designs.
in
Example
of
flowers and
around edge, archaic
are carved
high relief
;
carving
solid-piece
Chinese ivory.
Diameter,
5
by
7 inches.
of
——
84
Ivory Tusk.
" Scene of battle between famous heroes of old
Japan," boldly carved with great freedom and
skill.
Teakwood cover, with ivory top and teak-
wood
stand.
Height, 7 inches
85
diameter,
;
^%
by
5^
inches.
Pair Ivory Tusk Vases.
Pheasant and ajisaye flowers, carved and lacquered with gold, and partly inlaid with shibayamawork around entire body.
Height, complete, 8 inches
86
diameters,
;
3^
inches.
Ivory Carving.
Empress Jinko-Kogu and Emperor Ojintenno,
accompanied by a general. The chief legend connected with this famous empress is that of her
conquest of Korea. She ruled over Japan a.d.
Hss
201-269.
teak stands.
Height, 6 inches.
87
Ivory Carving.
Standing figure of Kwannon, dressed in Budcostume dragon beneath. Signed, Tosh-
dhistic
;
itsugu.
Height,
88
9^
inches.
Ivory Tusk.
Carved
in bold
illustrate
a country
of old Japan.
Farmers,
relief to
road and industrial
life
tradesmen, faggot-carriers walking about under
pine trees, surrounded with streams, are executed
in skilful
workmanship.
Has teak stand deco-
rated with gold lacquer.
Height,
89
12X
inches
;
diameter, 4;^ inches.
Ivory Carving.
Two
of the seven gods of the household, Yebisu
and Daikoku, standing on a big
tai fish.
Has
——
ivory cover surmounted with figure of Daikoku.
Yebisu trying to disperse mice which are walking
about the head of
Carved by two
fish.
artists,
Ichiwosai Munenori and Ichiriusai Muneharu.
Height, 7 inches
90
;
length,
8^
inches.
Ivory Boat.
This piece represents one of the well-known
Japanese pleasure boats, such as is seen on the
Sumida River, and is called " Cha-bun6." Inside of the roof are three ladies, and a man attendant.
carved
Exquisitely
and
decorated.
Signed, Giokko.
Height, 4 inches
;
length, 15 inches
;
width, 4 inches.
CARVED JADES, CRYSTAL, AND
OTHER HARD STONES
91
Fetsui Jade Amulets and
92
Carved Jade Ornament.
Cat on
Bluish-white texture.
93
Two Crystal
Slides.
leaf.
Carved Jade Gourd.
Greenish-white texture.
94
White Jade Wine-Cup.
Delicately carved handles and floral designs.
95
Carved Jade Ornament.
Lotus
96
leaf, toad,
and symbols.
White
texture.
String of Ojimi Slides.
One hundred and
forty-six
crystal, mother-of-pearl,
specimens
and metal work.
in agate,
—
97
White Jade Ornament.
Japanese child playing with dog.
98
Group
99
and
of children,
floral
Jade Ornament.
Carved archaic design and
and brown texture.
100
Fetsui Jade Ring,
loi
Fetsui Jade Rings.
102
Group
103
Jadeite Saucer.
texture.
Wine-Cup.
Green
105
Fine white
cat.
of monkeys.
Gray and green
104
design.
jade.
Child and flowers.
106
Teakwood
Boy and gourd.
107
Yellow Jade Perfume-Box.
Teakwood
108
stand.
stand.
Two
children
Teakwood
with
bunch of
peach
fruit.
stand.
109— White Jade Snuff-Bottle.
Dragon-fly and vines.
Carved
in
low
relief.
—
no— White
Jade Carving.
Cat asleep on palm-leaf
Ill
Teakwood
fan.
stand.
White Jade Snuff-Bottle.
Gourd
design.
Vine carved
in
low
relief.
Coral stopper.
112
Imperial Girdle-Fastener.
White jade dragon design
in
undercut carv-
ing.
113
White Jade Carving.
Horse
114
in repose.
Covered Box.
Imperial white jade, exquiFlower design.
Almost eggshell
carved and polished.
sitely
thinness.
Teakwood
stand.
Length,
115
Landscape and
wood
inches.
mountain scenery.
Teak-
stand.
Length, 4^^ inches
116
3^
White Jade Carving.
height, 2}^ inches.
;
Covered Box.
White jade ring-shaped carving of archaic designs in low relief.
Diameter, "1% inches.
117
White Jade Carving.
Two
ducks, holding in their mouths branches
of the sacred fungus
long
life.
Teakwood
Length,
118
and peaches, symbols of
stand.
4^
inches
;
height, 3 inches.
Jadeite Bowl.
Pale-green
texture,
beautifully
carved and
polished.
Diameter,
5 inches.
—
119
Miniature Screen.
White jade medallion. Intricate
carving of symbols and floral scrolls.
I20
White Jade Vase.
Bamboo design,
carved in high
shoots and branches
Teakvvood stand.
with
relief.
Height,
121
openwork
5^
inches.
White Jade Incense-Burner.
Finely carved and polished. Reticulated cover,
surmounted by dragon ornament.
Height,
122
— Box
4^
inches
;
diameter, 6 inches.
AND Cover.
White jade. Outer surface beautifully carved
Carved teakin low relief with floral scrolls.
wood high
stand.
Height, 1%, inches
123
;
length,
^%
inches.
White Jade Covered Bowl.
Outer surface artistically carved. Floral
and various symbols.
Height,
124
3^
inches
diameter,
4^
inches.
Panel of White Jade.
Oval-shaped. Carved
dragons and cloud forms.
Length,
125
;
scrolls
—OvAL
Dish,
Gray
of floral
high
in
relief,
with
7 inches; width, <-,% inches.
Shallow Form.
jade.
and
Beautifully carved ornamentation
leaf design.
Length, 6 inches
;
height, i_^ inches.
—
126
Covered Box,
Of
bols
Outer surface exquisitely
gray jadeite.
fine
carved
in
low
with the eight Taoist sym-
relief,
and Shou mark.
Height, 2}^ inches
127
diameter,
;
5^
inches.
Carved Jade Vase with Cover.
Pale green texture, with
Flat, ovoid-shaped.
archaic
low
designs in
handles and neck.
scroll
and
relief,
Wood
openwork
stand.
Height, 9 inches.
128
White Jade Covered Vase.
Quadrilateral figures carved in undercut and
high
relief.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 4 inches.
129
Green Jade Incense-Burner.
Globular-shaped.
On tripod
heads.
Cover surmounted by dragon medallions.
relief.
Height,
130
grotesque
of
Finely carved with archaic designs in low
5^
inches
;
diameter, 4 inches.
White Jade Vase with Cover.
Flat, ovoid-shaped.
deer beneath pine
tree,
Carved in low
handles on neck.
tree.
Sides are ornamented with
and stork beneath maple
relief
openwork scroll
;
Height, g inches.
131
White Jade Vase.
Lotus design, with leaves and branches carved
in high relief.
Height,
132
5 inches.
Green Jade Covered Bowl.
Beautifully carved in high
scrolls.
work
relief,
with
floral
Handles of grotesque heads and open-
scrolls.
Height, 4 inches
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
——
133
Beautifully carved in low
relief,
with archaic
designs and openwork scroll handles at neck,
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 7 inches.
134 — Imperial
Wine-Pot.
Pale green jade. Exquisitely carved in high and
low
relief,
with
and scroll designs. Group
teakwood stands, one of which is
floral
of finely carved
ornamented with a carved jade medallion,
135
Elephant head and ring handles.
Carved
in
high relief with storks, pine tree, domestic and
boating scenes.
Height, 9 inches.
136
—White
Jade Incense-Burner.
In form of a sarcophagus, with dragon-head
scroll handles.
Outer surface covered with relief
Carved teakwood
carving of archaic designs.
stand.
Height, 4 inches
137
length, 6 inches.
;
White Jade Carving.
Covered vase.
Chinese legend.
Ornamentation
Teakwood
illustrating
Height,
138
7^
inches.
Jade Bowl.
Pale green texture,
wood high
highly polished.
Teak-
stand.
Height, 2}4 inches
139
a
stand.
;
diameter,
6^
inches,
White Jade Carving.
Sacred bird phoenix, holding in its mouth a
Artistically carved in undercut
spray of flowers.
and openwork.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 6 inches
;
length, 8 inches.
—
140
Green Jade Vase.
With sceptre and ring handles on shoulder.
vase is of brilliant green and has a highly
polished surface and incised fret bands. Carved
teakwood stand.
The
Height, 8 inches.
141
White Jade Carving.
A
having intricate openwork design of
floral scrolls, skilfully designed and
Fine carved teakwood high stand.
tablet
dragon and
executed.
Diameter, 6 inches.
142
with sceptre and ring
Ornamented with broad bands
of archaic designs, and borders of sceptre-head
scrolls and
palmation carved in low relief.
Group of teakwood stands.
Flat,
ovoid-shaped,
handles on neck.
Height, iiyi inches.
143
Jade Beaker-shaped Vase.
Fashioned after an antique bronze. Artistically
carved archaic design on body, and palmations
covering upper and lower part of vase.
wood
Height,
144
10^
inches.
White Jade Vase.
In design of an ancient bronze.
of archaic,
foliated,
high and low
relief.
and
Ornamentation
fret designs,
Teakwood
carved in
stand.
Height,
145
Teak-
stand.
8^
inches.
Green Jade Bowl.
Low,
rings.
scrolls
circular form. Handles of butterflies with
Outer surface beautifully carved with floral
Carved teakwood high
in high relief.
stand.
Height, 3 inches
;
diameter, 11 inches.
—
146
Imperial Perfume-Vase.
Dark green
jade, exquisitely
and elaborately
carved, and inlaid with white jade butterflies and
Ring handles and reticulated
mounted on a handsome carved
teakwood stand which is inlaid with silver and
ornamented with a railing of carved white jade.
other ornaments.
cover, the whole
Height, 13 inches.
147
Imperial Perfume-Vase.
Companion
148
to the preceding.
Shrine Garniture.
In
artificially
colored pink crystal quartz.
Com-
and covered perfumebox, all mounted on finely wrought gilt stands
which are encrusted with turquoises and other
precious stones, and are of Indian workmanship.
Cover of incense-burner of similar workmanship.
Group of extra stands in carved teakwood and
prises incense-burner, vase,
rosewood.
149
Extraordinary Specimen
anese
Wood
of
Antique Jap-
Carving.
In form of an incense-burner of
beautiful design.
A globular-shaped
artistic
and
body, lined
is supported by three slender legs,
round each of which is a coiled dragon, and between them a rock-crystal sphere. The cover is
surmounted by a chimsera carved in bold relief.
Three handles of fish design and ivory rings
are on the body, which is also ornamented
with Buddhistic ceremonial scene.
The whole
mounted on a carved pedestal of teakwood with
with gold,
jade-stone panels.
Height, 17 inches
;
diameter, 6 inches.
—
—
150
Album of
125 Original Water-Colors, InkDrawings, AND Sketches.
By many well-known
old masters, including
Tosa Mitsuyoshi, Tosa Mitsu-atsu, Kano Torin,
Tosa Mitsu-sada, Kinyei, Hokusai (over fifteen
examples by him), Kioden, Yuzen, Hironobu,
Shinrei, Bunsen, Takudo, and others.
151
Carved Wood Incense-Burner.
Artistic ornamentation of birds of paradise
floral
and
Fine wrought openwork silver
scrolls.
cover.
Height, 6 inches
152
;
length, 7 inches.
Rock Crystal Ornament.
Fruit design, with dragon-fly cut in matrix.
153
Cornelian Ornament.
Red and
154
Fungus
design.
Snuff-Bottle.
Carved
155
white.
lapis-lazuli.
Carved Agate Ornament.
Lizard and lotus pod.
156
Carved Agate Coupe.
Blossoms cut
157
Teakwood
stand.
Peach
158
in matrix.
fruit.
Agate Snuff-Bottle.
Jade stopper.
159
Gourd
design.
Diameter,
2^
inches.
—
i6o
Rock Crystal Sphere.
i6i
Amber Snuff-Bottle.
Lizard in
162
relief,
Glass Snuff-Bottle.
Cameo
Turquoise-blue and milk-white
cut.
texture.
163
Snuff-Bottle.
Agate, with crystal stopper.
164
Smoke Crystal Ornament.
Dog foo. Teakwood stand.
165
Carved Amber Group.
Carved teak-
Japanese mythological subject.
wood
stand.
Height, 3 inches
166
;
width, 3 inches.
Green Agate Saucer.
Finely polished.
Length, 4j^ inches.
167
Agate Saucer.
Red and white
texture.
Highly polished.
Length, 4 inches.
168
Agate Saucer.
Black and white texture.
Highly polished.
Length, 3 inches.
169
Snuff-Bottle.
Cameo cut. Ornamentation
on milk-white ground.
Ch'ien-lung glass.
in
170
ruby
tint,
Miniature Vase.
Carved amber, sceptre with ribbon festoons
carved in high
relief.
Ivory stand.
—
171
Miniature Vase.
Carved amethyst.
bats in higli
Lizard, dragon, and flying
relief.
Height,
172
2>y2
inches.
Rock Crystal Ornament.
Carved duck and ring design. Fine, clear
Carved teakwood high stand.
texture.
173
Libation Cup.
Carved wood.
under cut and high
174
Branches
and
blossoms in
relief.
Jasper Carving.
Trunk
blossoms
and
Carved
of tree, branches of peach fruit,
in
undercut and bold
relief.
ivory and teakwood stand.
Height, 3 inches
175
;
length,
^%
inches.
Tortoise-shell Ornament.
Japanese Sanpan.
176
Tortoise-shell Ornament.
Japanese Sanpan.
177
Rock Crystal Vase and Cover.
Pure
texture,
Teakwood
finely
carved
and
Height,
178
polished.
stand, inlaid with silver.
4^
inches.
Brown Agate Bowl.
in
Handles and ornament of lizard design, carved
bold relief. Carved teakwood stand.
Height, 2 inches
;
diameter,
4^
inches.
——
179
Rock Crystal Covered Vase.
Ovoid-shaped, with swan and water design at
base.
relief.
in openwork and in
Artistically carved
Clear texture.
Height,
i8o
and
Floral designs, incised,
2%
Height,
i8i
inches
in slight relief.
6%
length,
;
inches.
Rock Crystal Tortoise.
Surmounted by
both of pure
crystal sphere,
texture and beautifully carved.
Height, 4 inches
182
5 inches.
Agate Libation Cup.
Carved Cornelian Vase,
Red and white texture,
Teakwood
design
pine and
of
plum tree stumps, with branches cut
Height, 4 inches
183
stand.
length, 5 inches.
;
;
in
relief.
width, 4 inches.
Rock Crystal Vase.
Elaborately
fungus, and
carved
design of
branches of peach
trunks,
tree
Carved
fruit.
teakwood stand.
Height,
*84
inches.
Elaborate Cornelian Double Vase.
Red and white texture. Design of tree
with storks, and branches of peach
emblems of longevity. Carved
Height,
tSs
5
5
inches
;
in
trunks,
fruit,
high
the
relief.
width, 7 inches.
Elaborate Black Agate Ornamental
Piece.
Design of tree trunk, figure, and branches of
blossoms in undercut and relief carving.
Teak-
wood
stand.
Height, 7 inches
;
width, 7 inches.
———
i86
Carved Cornelian Double Vase.
Pink and white texture.
Design of tree trunk,
and plum branches in high
Carved ivory and teakwood stand.
with stork,
relief.
pine,
Height, S/4 inches
187
— TURQUOISE-BLUE
;
width, 8 inches.
GlaSS VaSE.
Bottle-shaped. Ch'ien-lung. Incised seal mark.
Height, 8 inches.
188
Imperial Yellow Glass Vase.
Bottle-shaped.
mark.
Teakwood
Ch'ien-lung.
Engraved
seal
stand.
Height, 8 inches.
189
— Sapphire-blue
Glass Vase,
Bottle-shaped.
Ch'ien-lung.
Engraved char-
acter mark.
Height, 8 inches.
190
Coupe.
Yellow glass of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Diameter,
191
Large Jade Carving.
Cow in repose. Teakwood
Height, 4}4 inches
;
4^
inches.
stand.
length, 10 J4 inches.
ORIENTAL TEXTILES
192
— FUKUSA.
Brilliant red satin, with figure of
god of lonand two children woven in
subdued colors and gold thread. Lined with
green silk.
gevity, deer, stalk,
Length, 2 feet
5 inches
;
width, 2 feet
i
inch.
—
193
— FuKusA,
Olive satin.
threads with
and
butterflies.
Length, 2
194
Embroidered in colors and gold
designs, puppy dogs at play,
Lined with cherry color crepe.
floral
feet
4 inches
width, 2 feet 2 inches.
;
— FuKUSA.
Turquoise-blue
Embroidery in gold
Lined with red
satin.
thread, of turtles of longevity.
crepe.
Length, 2 feet li inches
195
;
— FUKUSA.
Salmon-color
bold decoration of
with
satin,
carp and turbulent water embroidered in silks
and gold thread.
Lined with red crepe.
Length, 2 feet 11 inches
196
Dark blue satin.
and scrolls
white.
Embroidered
in floral
medal-
shades of blue and
in various
Gold-thread border.
Length,
5 feet
width,
;
i
foot 8 inches.
Antique Turkish Table-Cover.
Bold
floral
Embroidered
design.
colors and brilliant red
Length,
198
Chinese Hanging.
lions
197
;
in various
silk.
3 feet 10 inches
;
Antique Japanese Priest's Robe.
Made of gold brocades of various
olive green predominating.
patterns
silk.
Length,
;
Lined with green
7 feet
;
width, 4 feet.
—
199
Antique Japanese Priest's Robe.
Dark blue satin, with shou marks and floral
woven in gold thread. Lined with purple
panels,
silk.
Length,
200
Antique Japanese Brocade.
Red silk ground, crest woven
and gold.
Lined with white
Length,
201
7 feet
5 feet
4 inches
;
width, 4
feet.
in green, white,
silk.
;
Antique Japanese Brocade.
Fine red silk, covered with floral sprays and
pomegranates in rich colors and gold thread.
202
;
Antique Chinese Satin Hanging.
Old red ground, with flowers, fruit, and symembroidered in silks and gold thread.
bols
Ch'ien-lung.
Length,
203
7 feet 10 inches
;
Japanese Temple Hanging.
ornamented with dragon crests,
and cloud forms in needlework
Profusely
flowers, birds,
and applique.
204
;
Large Japanese Temple Hanging.
Needlework and appliqu^ design of hawk, pine
and serpent in low tones of colors.
tree, storks,
Length, 6 feet
205
;
Japanese Temple Hanging.
Embroidered in silks and gold thread.
Dragons, bird of paradise, cloud forms, and floral
designs.
Length,
7 feet
10 inches
;
—
——
2o6
Three-fold Screen.
Carved teakwood. Panels beautiembroidered with rich-plumaged birds,
flowers, butterflies, pine and willow trees, in brilChinese.
fully
liant colors of silk.
207
Fire-Screen.
Panel richly embroidered
Carved teakwood.
with
birds,
flowers,
and pine
tree in brilliant
silks.
ANTIQUE RUGS
208
Antique Koula Rug.
Centre panel is in jade green, with mosque
lamps and flowering designs in pink, yellow, and
seven narrow borders of shawl pattern in
black
red and white, and two wide borders, with conventional floral scrolls, frame the centre panel.
;
Length, 91 inches
209
width, 57 inches.
;
Antique Kirman Rug.
Solid
ground of
brilliant red, thickly
covered
with palm-leaf or river-loop design in blue, green,
white, and black, delicately bordered in black
with conventional flowers.
Length, 80 inches
210
width, 49 inches.
;
Antique Daghestan Prayer Rug.
Ivory-white centre, which
ventionalized
palm
leaves
covered with convarious design
is
of
and sapphire
and brown framed by three
borders of yellow and deep blue.
woven
in
fine tones of turquoise
blue, yellow, red,
;
Length, 57 inches
;
width, 44 inches.
—
211
Antique Meles,
Ivory-white centre panel, with corners in dark
Bold conventional forms
blue and green.
liant colorings
;
finely
Length, 66 inches
212
in bril-
framed by three borders.
width, 51 inches.
;
Antique Meles.
Ivory-white centre, with
ment and
in
red and blue
;
sapphire-blue orna-
Conventional
corners.
framed by a
floral
designs
series of
three
borders.
Length, 66 inches
213
width, 55 inches.
;
Antique Ghiordes Prayer Rug.
In solid
sapphire blue,
lamp.
A
white,
and brown ground,
fine succession
with pendent
floral
of borders on yellow,
with
conventional
flowering in subdued tones.
Length, 80 inches
214
width, 58 inches.
;
Turquoise-blue and wine-red centre panel,
surrounded by a series of sixteen narrow borders
of pink, turquoise blue, red, black, and old
ivory.
Entire surface
profusely covered
with
conventionalized roses in various tones.
Length, 70 inches
215
;
width, 46 inches.
Turquoise-blue centre, figured with floral colFinely framed in
design.
umns and pendent
rich borders of
harmonious colorings.
Length, 68 inches
;
width, 48 inches.
SECOND AFTERNOON'S SALE
Wednesday, April
Uth
BEGINNING AT
2.30
O'CLOCK
SWORD-GUARDS
— S word-Guard.
216
Figures and stork wrought in
Yellow bronze.
relief
217
and
inlaid with silver, gold,
and shakudo.
— SwORD-GUARD.
Openwork design
Yellow bronze.
— hawk and
pine tree,
218
— SwORD-GUARD.
Iron, with gold rim.
Relief ornamentation in
various metals, of Japanese mythological subject,
219
SwORD-GUARD.
Yellow bronze. Carp finely modelled in high
shakudo grasses and other ornamentation, in gold and copper bronze,
relief in
220
;
— SwORD-GUARD.
In gold,
relief
and
silver,
and shakudo.
Finely wrought
ornamentation of grasshoppers, dragon-fly,
vines.
—
221 — S word-Guard.
Old
figures
and
Ornamentation,
iron.
and pine
tree.
low
in
relief,
of
Slight incrustation of gold
Signed, Kaneiye, resident of Fin-
silver.
shima. Province of Yamashiro.
Sixteenth cen-
tury.
22ia
— S word-Guard.
Shakudo. Decorated with two dragons coiling
around the edge of the guard, made of gold and
incrusted
Tan-mu
high
in
sai
relief
and carved.
Tai zan Moto-akira.
Signed,
Early
Seal.
nineteenth century.
Sword-Guard.
Red bronze.
222
wood.
In
Artistically
coiling over edge.
imitation of worm-eaten
wrought serpent in silver
Signed, Masa-haru.
Eigh-
teenth century.
223
— S word-Guard.
Yellow bronze. Relief ornamentation of head
and tail of carp, implements, and clusters of fruit
in red bronze, silver, and gold.
By Tou. Eighteenth century.
224
Sword-Guard.
Solid silver.
water.
Carved
design of turbulent
in
By Yanagawa Nawo
Muraji.
Eighteenth
century.
224^?
— S word-Guard.
Shakudo.
The
subject of decoration
repre-
senting "the famous sea fight of Dan-no-ura,"
near Shimonoseki, about 1140 a.d., between two
great generals of the clans of
Taira.
gold incrustation
in silver
Minamoto and
The work executed on shakudo
in
carved in
with
wave decoration
relief,
the
relief
and chased.
An
ex-
—
ample of very high quality and importance. The
guard, although not signed, belongs to latter part
of eighteenth century.
— SwORD-GUARD.
225
Mount
Relief figures, and
Shakudo.
gold and
By Shoraku.
silver.
Fuji, in
Eighteenth cen-
tury.
— SwORD-GUARD.
226
Finely wrought
and yellow bronze.
ornamentation of Buddhistic ceremonial
Silver
relief
subject
gold,
in
227
and red bronze.
silver,
By
Eighteenth century.
Masa-haru.
— SwORD-GUARD.
Solid
Skilfully
silver.
openwork
wrought
design of a coiled dragon holding in his claw the
228
Masterpiece of Hiraishi
sacred
pearl
chika.
Eighteenth century.
Mori-
— S word-Guard.
Shakudo.
Raised
figures, pine tree,
ornamentation, incrusted with gold,
red bronze.
By Hama Miboku,
and other
and
silver,
Eighteenth
century.
229
— S word-Guard.
Pigeons, deer, and pine trees
Yellow bronze.
in relief in gold, silver,
Hideoki.
230
and shibuichi.
By Hosai-
Eighteenth century,
Sv/ord-Guard.
Silver
demon
and
iron.
On
obverse, bold figure
in copper, bronze,
temple lantern and birds
Signed, Somiu.
and gold
in
order of Daimio Mutsu.
of
on reverse,
shibuichi and gold.
;
By
——
231
— SwORD-GUARD,
Spirited battle scene in pierced
Iron.
incrusted in gold and red bronze.
Leishi
232
Niudo Soten.
work and
Signed, So-
Seventeenth century,
— S word-Guard.
Shakudo, with gold rim.
and bamboo wrought
rocks,
bronze, and shibuichi.
Fabulous animals,
in relief in gold,
red
By Inagawa Nao Ko.
Eighteenth century.
233
— S word-Guard.
Ornamentation of birds of paradise
Silver.
and cloud forms, carved and wrought in relief
By Tomo-Masa, Province of
beaded rim.
;
Miyatsu,
233a
Knife-Handles.
Four specimens in shibuichi silver and shaAll ornamented with gold and other
kudo.
metals.
4 pieces.
233^
— Two
Panels.
Shakudo.
tation
of
With repouss^ and inlaid ornamengrasses, and cloud forms in
storks,
precious metals.
2 panels.
233^
Pouch-Ornaments.
Wrought
gold,
in bronze.
Banner design
in silver,
and shakudo.
2 pieces.
233^
Sword-Ornaments.
Finely wrought in precious metals of shibuichi
and shakudo. Mostly signed by artists.
12 pieces.
——
—
233^
Sword-Ornaments.
Finely wrought in precious metals of shakudo
and
shibuichi.
12 pieces.
233/
Sword-Ornaments.
Finely wrought
and shakudo.
in precious
metals of shibuichi
12 pieces.
233^
Sword-Ornaments.
Finely wrought
and shakudo.
in precious metals of shibuich',
12 pieces.
233/;
Sword-Ornaments.
Finely wrought
and shakudo.
in precious
metals of shibuichi
4 pieces.
DAIMIO SWORDS
234
Daimio Short Sword.
Finely grooved
Signed, Mori-Mitsu.
Black lacquered scabbard
blade.
Seventeenth century.
decorated with fern leaves and cherry blossoms
Mountings and ornaments exquisitely
silver and gold.
By Nakagawa-
in gold.
wrought
in
Katsumi.
235
Nineteenth century.
Daimio Short Sword.
Finely wrought blade.
tury.
Early seventeenth cenBlack lacquered scabbard and gold cloud-
ings.
Chased silver and gold mountings and
ornaments by Motoharu. Nineteenth century.
236
Daimio Short Sword,
Keen
Dated,
blade.
Temmei
Signed, Motohira of Satsuma.
period,
1790.
Scabbard,
hilt,
guard, and mountings finely wrought in silver.
Cloisonne enamel ornamentation.
—
237
Daimio Short Sword,
Fine blade.
Black and
aventurine lacquer scabbard. Exquisitely wrought
and gold mountings.
silver
By Kita Takehide.
Early nineteenth century.
238
Daimio Short Sword.
Signed Sukemune, sixteenth
Finely
Etched lacquered scabbard.
wrought silver mountings, knife handle, and
chop-sticks.
By Hiraishi Shinzui. Eighteenth
Fine keen blade.
century.
century.
239
Short Sword.
Length
Kazu
of blade,
date,
;
11^
i860.
inches.
Made by
Sada-
Blade finely carved with
from his mouth
and scabbard of
wood, with ornamentation throughout of solid
figure of dragon, casting forth
the Ken, or holy sword.
gold, delicately carved.
Hilt
A
flight of birds
the ornament on one side of the hilt
;
forms
and on the
waves beating against a bamboo
other, silver
basket, used as a breakwater, are carved in gold.
Pine trees carved
with a
sail in
in
gold on shibuichi ground,
the distance, form the ornament on
The Kodzuka, of solid gold, is
ornamented with bamboo breakwater baskets
and a flight of birds. The Kojiri and Tsubaare
the scabbard.
also
similarly ornamented.
The name
of the artist
is
Katsu-Mori.
240
Daimio Short Sword.
Black lacquered scabbard. Artistically wrought
mountings,
Sei-men.
ornaments, and knife handle. By
Finely grooved
Nineteenth century.
and carved blade by Nobu-Kuni.
tury.
Sixteenth cen-
—
241
Daimio Short Sword.
Remarkably
fine blade,
engraved with inscrip-
Aventurine lacquered scabbard, with crest
in black.
Artistically wrought silver mountings,
tion.
ornaments, knife handle, and chop-sticks.
242
Daimio Short Sword.
Fine,
Black and red mottled
Shakudo and gold mountings,
keen blade.
lacquer scabbard.
ornaments, and knife handles.
243
Daimio Short Sword.
Fine, keen blade.
Corrugated black lacquer
Chased silver mountings and chopGold dragon ornaments.
scabbard.
sticks.
244
Daimio Short Sword.
Keen
blade, with
scabbard.
Silver
wave marks. Brown lacquer
and shakudo mountings and
ornaments.
245
Daimio Short Sword,
Long, slender blade. Black lacquer scabbard.
mountings and ornaments.
Artistic silver
246
Daimio Dress Sword.
Remarkably
markings.
fine blade,
with groove and wave
Black lacquer scabbard, with etched
ornamentation.
Beautifully wrought silver and
gold guard, mountings, and ornaments of cherry
blossom design.
Shark-skin handle.
—
DAIMIO PIPES,
247
Silver Pipe.
Ornamentation inlaid
in
various metals.
Gro-
tesque and other figures.
248
Silver Pipe.
Ornamentation of chrysanthemum
graved and modelled
high reUef.
in
flowers, en-
Inlaid with
copper, bronze, and other metals.
249
Elaborate Silver
Pipe.
Dragon and cloud forms boldly wrought
in
relief.
250
Silver Pipe.
Repousse
chased
ornamentation, sprays
of
peonies.
251
Shibuichi and Silver Pipe.
Gourd
252
vine,
modelled
in relief.
Japanese Pipe.
Shibuichi and silver ornamentation engraved
and carved in relief. Figure beneath pine tree.
Signed with seal of Masa-haru.
253
Daimio
Pipe.
Exquisitely wrought
in gold,
with relief orna-
mentation of plum blossoms and chrysanthemum
flowers.
Made by Kazuya.
—
INROS
254
Inro.
Five sections.
falcon
plum
resting
trees, exquisitely painted inside of panels
in beautiful
gold lacquer.
Signed Koru.
wood
255
Gold lacquer. Decorations of
on a branch, and sparrows and
Interior of Nashiji.
Has carved
Nineteenth century.
Slide of silver bronze.
netsuke.
Inro.
Four sections. Black tsuikoku wood. " Stormdragon " spiritedly carved. Carved wood netsuke
Shibuichi slide.
Nineteenth
in shape of tiger.
century.
256
Inro.
Black lacquer.
Six sections.
chrysanthemum
fine
in
gold lacquer variously shaded, over fine back-
ground.
of
Interior
Date, probably
257
Decoration of
flowers, beautifully painted
1
Nashiji
of
high
grade.
700-1 720.
Inro.
Six sections.
Gold lacquer.
Clouded Nashiji
Deco-
lacquer finish throughout the interior.
ration of hollyhocks
raised gold lacquer
and rocks richly painted in
and filled in with cut-gold
Ivory netsuke, in design of boy.
leaves.
slide with figure of shoki.
A
refined
Ivory
example of
early eighteenth century.
258
Inro.
Five
sections.
bundle of wood
floral
Gold lacquer.
Design of a
tied with cord, decorated with
vines partly inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Carved wood netsuke lacquered with figure design.
Bronze slide with chased flowers. Early
eighteenth century.
—
259
Inro.
Three
Form of chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum flower, admir-
sections.
A
flower.
large
ably painted in rich gold lacquer.
Ivory netsuke.
side.
Nashiji in-
Silver spider slide.
Early
eighteenth century.
260
Inro.
Five sections. Gold lacquer. Palace garden
and court-nobles, landscape, and stream exquipainted in gold lacquer.
sitely
Minutest details
are observed in this beautiful specimen of lac-
quer work of early seventeenth century.
netsuke.
261
Slide of silver.
By
Mitsu-hide.
Ivory
Signed.
Inro.
Six sections.
Gold powdered lacquer.
toise, pencilled in
Tor-
exceedingly fine gold lacquer.
A valuable specimen by the famous artist Yoyusai.
Eighteenth century.
262
Inro.
Five sections.
and peony
Interior
A
is
Black lacquer.
flowers, decorated
mother-of-pearl
263
Ivory netsuke by Shiura-
Silver slide.
kusai.
over beautiful
of black
Chinese lion
in
flat
inlay
black
Cloisonne
lacquer.
of
lacquer.
slide.
specimen of seventeenth century.
Inro.
Five
pine,
in
fir
sections.
trees,
Black
lacquer.
and fences most
gold lacquer of various shades
and fences are partly
Inside
is
of Nashiji.
;
painted
the tree trunks
inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Carved ivory netsuke
design of priest and fox.
eighteenth century.
Landscape,
artistically
Stone
slide.
in
Early
—
—
264
Inro.
Gold lacquer.
Five sections.
Chrysanthemum
flowers admirably painted in fine gold lacquer.
Nashiji covers the interior.
with
flower
slide of
265
Gold lacquer netsuke,
inlay.
Bronze
mother-of-pearl
in
openwork design.
Inro.
Five sections. Black and gold lacquer. Crows
and moon beautifully painted in polished lacquer,
beneath floral vines in gold lacquer. Clouded
Gold lacquer netsuke.
Nashiji covers interior.
Gold slide in shape of chrysanthemum flowers.
266
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Ducks painted
and chrysanthemum
Five sections.
in medallion in gold lacquer,
flowers on reverse beautifully rendered in gold
Signed Kozan.
Nashiji finish inside.
lacquer.
Nineteenth century.
267
Inro.
Five sections.
quisitely
Nashiji
painted
finish
A
Black lacquer.
riding on a cow, and willow
in
beautiful
throughout
netsuke of Hotel design.
the
grass-boy
trees above, ex-
gold
interior.
Bronze
slide.
lacquer.
Ivory
Nine-
teenth century.
268
Inro.
Two
sections.
Wood.
Tortoise carved with
Carved wood netsuke in design
Bronze slide in shape
of small turtles by Inewo.
artistic
skill.
of jar.
269
Inro.
Five sections.
Black lacquer of high polish.
Ferryboat and landscape decoration cover entire
——
—
surface of the inro, and are beautifully painted
gold lacquer.
in dull
Bronze
design.
figure
Carved wood netsuke of
slide of peony flowers.
270
Inro.
Four
of
in
Black
sections.
Howo
lacquer.
Decoration
bird in bronze incrustation, pine trees
heavy gold lacquer.
Agate netsuke mounted
Seven-
Silver slide in design of dove.
in silver.
teenth century.
271
Inro.
Five sections.
On each
Gold lacquer.
of five
sections are painted, in fine gold lacquer, flowers,
plants,
and
grasses, with
much
artistic
skill.
Carved wood
netsuke in design of imps being dispelled on
New Year's Day. Stone slide. Signed, KajiKawa. Seal. Eighteenth century.
Interior
272
is
of fine Nashiji finish.
Inro.
Landscape,
Gold lacquer.
and pine trees painted in raised gold
lacquer over surface of fine gold-powdered
lacquer, part of the sky effect and trunks of
Five
sections.
waterfalls,
trees being inlaid with gold mosaics.
men
of
most exquisite workmanship.
of Nashiji.
A
speci-
Interior
Ivory netsuke, carved with shoki
Stone slide. Seventeenth
riding on horseback.
century.
273
Inro.
Five sections.
mum
Black
lacquer.
Chrysanthe-
flowers in medallion, richly painted in gold
lacquer over black
design
of boy.
teenth century.
lacquer.
Stone
slide.
Ivory netsuke
End
of
in
seven-
—
2 74
Inro.
Chrysanthemum
Gold lacquer.
Six sections.
garden, with fences exquisitely painted in rich
gold lacquer of various shades, the flowers and
fences finished in
Ivory netsuke.
Seal.
275
many layers
of fine gold lacquer.
Signed, Kaji-Kawa.
Silver slide.
Inro,
profusely painted
of lacquers.
Chrysanthemum
Black lacquer.
Six sections.
flowers
Inside
is
in
various gradation
of fine Nashiji
lacquer.
Carved ivory netsuke in design of insect. Openwork bronze slide. Signed, Kaji-Kawa. Date,
about 1700-1720.
276
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold lacquer.
Tortoises,
bam-
boo, pine and plum trees decorated in raised gold
lacquer.
Carved ivory netCarved
design of daruma, by Minkoku.
Interior of Nashiji.
suke decorated with figures and verses.
ivory slide in
277
Inro.
Five sections. Gold lacquer. Falcons resting
on frame, painted in fine dull gold powdered
lacquer. Nashiji finish inside. Carved ivory netsuke.
Bronze slide. Signed, Nikkosai.
Eighteenth century.
278
Inro.
Five sections.
hat and
fish,
Black lacquer.
Decoration of
beautifully painted in raised gold
lacquer of various
tints.
Carved ivory netsuke.
teenth century.
Stone
slide.
Early eigh-
—
—
279
Inro.
Four
mum
Gold lacquer.
sections.
Chrysanthe-
flowers in gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl
moCarved ivory
Into by Toyo.
inlay, the reserve spaces filled in with gold
Fine Nashiji
saics.
netsuke.
finish inside.
Silver slide
by Tenmin.
A
Eighteenth century.
280
superb example.
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Seated
Five sections.
figure of lady, partly covering her face with fan,
exquisitely painted
in
Carved wood netsuke
Signed Joka.
slide.
281
gold lacquer and inlaid
Nashiji
mother-of-pearl.
with
finish
inside.
form of dog-foo. Agate
Seal.
Nineteenth century.
in
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Beautiful decochrysanthemum flowers inside of medalrichly painted over finely powdered gold
Six sections.
ration of
lion,
lacquer.
terior.
Red
Nashiji of high grade covers in-
Carved wood netsuke.
Porcelain slide.
282
Inro.
Three
sections.
Fish decora-
Black lacquer.
tion in mother-of-pearl inlay, artistically rendered,
giving effect of natural colors.
inside.
Ivory netsuke and
Black lacquer
slide.
Signed Togi.
Eighteenth century.
283
Inro.
Five sections.
mums and
Black
lacquer.
Chrysanthe-
other flowers profusely painted in gold
lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, giving
each their natural color
netsuke,
effects.
by Masanawo.
Early seventeenth century.
Carved
Carved wood
ivory
slide.
—
284
Inro.
Gold lacquer.
Six sections.
decorated, in gold
Nashiji
finish
Blue stone
285
inside.
slide.
Plants and rocks
lacquer and mosaic inlay,
Inro.
Six
sections.
Gold lacquer.
Charming de-
coration of landscape, houses, and figures, painted
with lacquers in various gradations, and partly
with gold mosaic inlay.
Nashiji covers interior.
Carved wood netsuke by Masanawo. Coral slide.
Signed Bunriusai. Early eighteenth century.
286
Inro,
Five sections.
Black lacquer.
Decoration of
palace garden and flower cart in polished gold
lacquer, the cherry blossoms inlaid with leaf -gold
lacquer, while pine trees are exquisitely painted
in polished gold
shibuichi finish.
287
lacquer.
Ivory netsuke.
Nashiji.
Inside
is
Shakudo
of clouded
slide
with
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Peapeahen on cherry tree, beautifully
Five sections.
cock and
painted in raised gold
inside.
riding on the winged
Kakosai.
288
lacquer.
Nashiji finish
Ivory netsuke carved with Kinko sennin
fish.
Stone
slide.
Signed,
Nineteenth century,
Inro.
Four sections. Black lacquer. Autumn grasses
and plants in raised and flat gold lacquer. Carved
ivory netsuke.
Gold slide with shakudo finish.
Nineteenth century.
——
289
Inro.
Cinnabar
Five sections.
quered with
freedom and
artistic
wood netsuke
in
Cinnabar lacquer
design
slide.
Chinese
lacquer.
Boldly carved and lac-
sages under pine trees.
of
Carved
skill.
fox reading book.
Early seventeenth cen-
tury.
290
Inro.
Four sections. Gold lacquer. Helmet, poem,
and plum flowers painted in gold powdered lacquer in various gradations, and partly inlaid with
gold mosaics and mother-of-pearl. Inside is of
291
in
Inro.
Four
sections.
themums painted
sprinkled
partly
292
Ivory slide
Ivory carved netsuke.
Nashiji.
shape of daruma.
Gold Nashiji. Wild chrysanpowdered gold lacquer and
in
with
gold
netsuke.
Bronze
slide.
over Nashiji
leaf,
ground.
Gold lacquer
Inro.
Six
sections.
Gold and black lacquer.
A
garden of chrysanthemum flowers, with stream
running around. Carefully painted in gold lacquers
in various layers.
of best quality.
Bronze
slide.
Inside
is
of Muranashiji
Ivory netsuke of
fish
A
design.
choice
piece.
293
Inro.
Five sections. Black lacquer. Carved. Sun
and moon, with splashing waves beneath, carved
Carved wood
Nashiji inside.
in bold relief.
netsuke.
Silver slide.
Eighteenth century.
—
—
294
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Pine
and plum flowers painted in
Six sections.
boo,
bam-
trees,
fan-shape
Nashiji of high grade covers inside of
Carved wood netsuke of Jurojin. Stone
medallion.
inro.
slide.
295
Inro.
Landscape and
and
Gold lacquer.
Six sections.
birds and flowers painted in gold lacquer,
partly inlaid with particles of gold leaf.
is
Cloisonne
Signed, Ko-gen.
slide.
Inside
Ivory netsuke of toshitoku.
of fine Nashiji.
Seventeenth
century.
296
Inro,
Five sections.
tiful
Beau-
wood
netsuke.
inside.
artistic
skill.
Carved
Silver bronze
slide.
Nashiji
lacquer with
togidashi
297
Black lacquer, polished.
design of autumnal grasses decorated in
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
Five sections.
plum
tree,
and
Black and gold lacquer. Storks,
Howo birds admirably
kiri flowers
;
painted inside of panels of fan shape, in beautiful
gold lacquer.
Inside of fine Nashiji.
Carved
wood netsuke. Carved slide by Kozan. Signed,
Umehara Anritsusai. Eighteenth century.
298
Inro.
Four
carved
low
wood netsuke
Masakadsu.
tury.
Wood.
sections.
in
relief
of
Chinese
with admirable
Howo
Porcelain
skill.
children
Carved
by
bird and kiri leaves
slide.
Nineteenth cen-
——
299
Inro.
Five
Black
sections.
lacquer.
Decorated
with Chinese inscriptions, signifying "Preparedness prevents danger," in gold powdered lacquer.
stone
300
Inside
slide.
is of Nashiji.
Lacquer netsuke
Eighteenth century,
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold lacquer.
The
famous
six
poets painted in gold lacquer, in fan-shape panels.
Nashiji finish inside. Carved wood netsuke of
dog-foo design.
Bronze
301
slide.
Signed Kozan.
Inro.
Four
figures
sections.
and
Black togidashi lacquer.
raft, inlaid
A
in gold
lacquer.
merit.
and stone
slide.
Two
with pottery and painted
piece of rare and artistic
Signed Toyo.
Pottery netsuke
Seal, eighteenth
century.
302
Inro,
Five sections. Gold lacquer. Autumnal grasses,
exquisitely painted
Nashiji
shades.
Kawa,
in
gold lacquers of various
finish
inside.
Signed,
Kaji-
Nineteenth century.
SUPERB LACQUERS
303
Set of Four Wine-Saucers.
Red
turtles
lacquer.
of
Decorated with flying
longevity, pine and
bamboo
storks,
tree
in
gold and other lacquers.
304
Red Lacquer Wine-Saucer.
Ornamented with mountain scenery and stream
in
gold lacquer.
—
Carved Wood Box.
305
Circular shape, on four feet.
Relief ornaments
in carved ivory.
Height,
—Box,
306
WITH Tray
Inside,
Gold lacquer.
Chinese children at play in a
Carefully painted in gold
garden.
is
lacquer of
On the
various tints and in different layers.
a garden scene
5 inches,
painted in gold lacquer.
painted around the sides.
tray
Plants
Nashiji lacquer inside.
Eighteenth century.
Height, 2 inches
307
diameter, 3 inches by
;
3^
inches.
—Box,
Plum
Black lacquer.
and peony
tree, storks,
flowers in gold lacquer, and birds and autumnal
grasses in gold lacquers of various layers.
terior
is
of Nashiji lacquer.
In-
Early nineteenth
century.
Height,
308
1%
inches
;
diameter,
inches by
3^
inches.
—Box.
Autumnal grasses
Black lacquer.
gold lacquer.
Interior
Height,
I
in polished
and back of
the
box
Eighteenth century.
similarly treated.
309
2%
inch
;
diameter, 3 inches by 2 inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer.
Country houses, fence, and
Around
The back is
pine trees in lacquer of successive layers.
the sides are painted landscapes.
decorated with
rice-field
Nashiji ground.
Height,
^ inch
and scare-crows over
Eighteenth century.
;
diameter,
2%
inches by 2}^ inches.
—
31
o— Box.
Diamond-shaped.
Black lacquer.
Nashiji
Landscape, waterfall, and cherry blossoms in profusion, in lacquer of various layers,
and partly in gold mosaic inlay. Date about 1800,
inside.
Height,
311
i^
inches
;
diameter, 3 inches by 43^ inches.
— Box.
Heart-shaped. Gold Nashiji lacquer. Quails
and chrysanthemum flowers in gold lacquer over
Nashiji
on
ground.
sides.
Height,
312
Pine trees
in
gold
lacquer
I
inch
;
diameter,
3^
2%
inches by
inches.
Sake Cup.
Vermilion red lacquer.
scape, pine trees,
Decoration of land-
and rocks, painted
gold
in fine
lacquer.
Diameter, 4 inches.
313
Sake Cup.
Profuse painting of
fern decoration over entire surface of the cup, in
beautiful gold lacquer of various tints.
example.
Diameter,
314
A
choice
Eighteenth century.
3^
inches.
Sake Cup.
Decoration of leaves,
painted in dull gold lacquer.
Signed,
Koma.
Diameter, 3 inches.
315— Box.
Black lacquer.
Chrysanthemum garden and
fence design, most admirably painted
in rich
gold
lacquer of various layers and shades, partly inlaid
with gold lacquer mosaics.
fine
Nashiji.
Inside
is
of
covered
with a
similar decoration to that on the cover.
Eigh-
Entire
surface
teenth century.
Height,
2%
inches
;
—
Tray.
3i6
Square, with rounded corner.
Black lacquer.
Decorated with chestnuts and leaves in gold
lacquer.
The edges and back finished in Nashiji
Eighteenth century.
lacquer.
6^
Length,
317
inches
;
width,
6^
inches.
— Tray.
"
Gold lacquer.
The Seven Gods
Fortune," exquisitely painted
in
of
Good
gold lacquer of
various colors, and in successive layers, over dull
The edges inlaid with gold moEighteenth century.
gold ground.
saics.
Length, 3
318
— Box
inclies
;
width,
2%
inches.
WITH Tray.
Gold lacquer. Chrysanthemum
powdered gold lacquer, butterfly and
Leaf-shaped.
flowers in
leaves in mother-of-pearl inlay, heavily painted
Cup and
in raised lacquers.
rate
the
Chinese
tray.
vines design deco-
grasses
and
gourds
painted around the sides.
Height,
319
2%
inches
;
9^
inches.
— Box.
In shape of two books.
Black lacquer.
Land-
scape, houses, and waterfalls in togidashi gold
Nashiji inside.
lacquer.
Height,
320
1^
inches
;
diameter,
3^4^
inches by
4^
inches.
— Box.
Black lacquer. Pine and plum trees, stream,
and landscape scenery, treated in gold lacquers
Four
of successive layers and highly polished.
sides similarly painted.
Clouded Nashiji finish
inside.
Silver
ring handles.
Latter
part
eighteenth century.
Height,
3
inches
;
diameter,
5
inches by 6 inches.
of
—
Large Black and Gold Lacquer Stand.
321
Handsomely lacquered
Perfume-Box
322
in
Gold lacquer.
in gold.
Two Sections.
A treasure boat full of
precious
objects in fine gold lacquer, minutely painted on
the cover.
The
gold lacquer.
sides are similarly treated in
Back of cover
Height, 2f( inches
;
Sake Cup.
Red lacquer.
323
is
painted
with
Nashiji inside.
landscape decoration.
diameter, ^}^ inches by
Ferns
in
3^4^ inches.
yellow and green gold
lacquer.
Diameter, 4)^ inches.
324
— Box.
Double fan-shaped. Gold lacquer. Bleaching
scene painted in finely powdered gold lacquer.
Two women beating cloth in front of house, a
priest
watching flying chidori, most carefully
Decoration of
in fine gold lacquer.
painted
peaches and birds inside of the box, also painted
Eighteenth century.
in fine gold lacquer.
Height, i]4 inches
325
;
2%
inches.
Sake Cup.
Nashiji lacquer.
river
scenery and "
Chrysanthemum
flower and
"
beautifully
Awoye
crests
painted in gold lacquer over
Nashiji
ground.
Eighteenth century.
Diameter, 4 inches.
326
Perfume-Box.
Gold
lacquer.
Design of paper foldings on
Exquisitely painted and inlaid with gold
lacquer mosaics, and partly decorated with figured chrysanthemum, crests, and Chinese grass
cover.
pattern.
Inside
is
of Nashiji.
Eighteenth century.
Diameter, 2 inches by
2%
inches.
327
—
— Box.
Gold lacquer.
in
profusely painted
Butterflies
gold lacquer over polished gold lacquer back-
ground.
lacquer finish
Nashiji
Has
covered with lead.
Rims
inside.
silk tassels.
Eighteenth
century.
Height, 2 inches
328
;
diameter, lyi inches square.
Perfume-Box.
Vermilion red
shape of a persimmon.
Leaves and branches
Interior
prettily decorated in powdered lacquer.
In
lacquer of best quality.
is
329
of finest clouded Nashiji lacquer.
Sake Cup.
Vermilion
and cranes
inlaid
in
Landscape, pine
lacquer.
trees,
lacquers of successive layers, and
with gold mosaics both inside and out.
Eighteenth century.
Diameter,
330
4^
inches.
Sake Cup.
Landscape, storks, and
Vermilion lacquer.
in raised gold lacquer of successive
layers. Decorated in exquisite style. Eighteenth
bamboo
century.
Diameter,
331
5
inches.
Sake Cup.
Vermilion
and plum
rendered
in
Landscapes,
lacquer.
and
trees,
waterfall,
flying storks beautifully
gold lacquer of successive layers.
Eighteenth century.
Diameter, 5}^ inches.
332
Tray.
Black
decorated
lacquer.
in
fine
Autumnal
gold
grasses
lacquers.
prettily
Eighteenth
century.
Diameter, 51/ inches by 3|/ inches.
333— YuTO,
For hot water for table use. Gold Nashiji lacFamily crests of Tokugawa and Chinese
quer.
grass patterns painted in gold
teenth century.
lacquer.
Height,
c,%.
Eighinches.
334— Box.
Gold lacquer. Two figures of court nobles on
cover, in gold lacquer painted on black lacquer
Around the
ground.
sides
are
sword-guard
decorations in gold lacquers painted to represent
various kinds of metal work.
An old specimen.
Height,
^%
inches
length, 9 inches
;
width, 7 inches.
;
335— Box.
Contains tray and six
small
boxes.
Gold
Nashiji lacquer.
Crests of Daimio Ogasawara
and leaves profusely painted in gold lacquer on
cover and around sides of box. The six smaller
boxes and tray also decorated in similar style to
the larger box.
Interior is of clouded Nashiji
lacquer and partly decorated in Chinese grass
pattern.
Silk cords and tassels.
Height,
ZZ^
2%
inches
;
diameter, 3 inches by 2,% inches.
—Writing-Case.
Black lacquer, with gold lacquer decoration.
Landscapes and houses painted in several kinds
of the finest lacquer of varied tints.
On back of
the cover are maple-tree and moon, elegantly
treated in finest gold lacquer over the beautifully
covered Muranashiji background parts of trees
are in gold lacquer mosaic inlay, while the sun
behind the trees is in red lacquer. Interior is
;
decorated
with
scattering leaves of maple on
Nashiji ground.
Ink-stone also partly covered
—
Oblong-shaped water-holder
specimen of seventeenth
with gold lacquer.
made
A
of gold.
fine
century.
Height, ij^ inches
337
length, 9 inches
;
;
width,
8^
inches.
Writing-Case,
Decorated on cover with
Gold lacquer.
inside of which
mum
is
fan,
painted with wild chrysanthe-
The back
and autumnal grasses.
of cover
decorated with Chinese landscape and chrysanthemum flowers in several kinds of gold lacis
quers
Interior
in different layers.
Ink-stone
is
of Nashiji
decorated with sketchy landscape.
finish, partly
covered
partly
with
gold
lacquer.
Bronze water-holder this piece belongs probably to the end of the Kama Kura period (fourteenth and fifteenth centuries).
;
Height,
iX
inches
length, 73^ inches
;
;
width,
y^ inches.
338— Box.
Oblong.
Gold lacquer.
Flocks
of
flying
cranes, painted in gold lacquers finely powdered,
Inside is of Nashiji,
and in various layers.
and decorated with peony and butterflies.
Height,
iX
inches; diameter,
7^
inches by 3 inches.
339— Box.
Two sections, in diamond-shape. Gold lacquer.
Vines and leaves painted in gold lacquer over
entire surface.
Inside
Height, 2j4 inches
340
;
is
of Nashiji,
diameter, 2}i inches by 2}4 inches.
— Box.
iji
Persimmon-shaped. Dull gold lacquer. Nashfinish inside.
Leaves and stems exquisitely
painted in gold lacquer.
Height,
2^
inches
;
diameter, 3 inches.
—
— Box.
341
Black and gold lacquer.
Shape of Japanese
Decoration most minutely executed in
banjo.
gold lacquer of various layers and
quer.
is
tints.
Inside
decorated in silver lac-
Eighteenth century.
Height,
342
Back
of Nashiji.
is
^ inch
diameter,
;
i
inch by 3 inches.
Sake Cup.
Gold powdered lacquer. Ceremonial hat, box,
and basket of peaches painted in centre, in gold
lacquers of various layers and tints.
Signed,
Hakurio.
Diameter, 4 inches.
343— Box.
Diamond-shaped.
Black
polished
lacquer.
Pine trees and tsubaki flowers painted
in beautiful
gold lacquer.
Eighteenth
Interior
of Nashiji.
is
century.
Height,
iX
inches
;
3X
inches.
344— Box.
Black
lacquer.
Nashiji
inside.
Pine
bamboo, and plum decoration painted
lacquer of various gradations.
in
tree,
gold
Eighteenth cen-
tury.
Height,
345
1%
inches
;
diameter,
3X
inches by 2}^ inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer. Flower-shaped. Tsubaki flowers
and leaves, beautifully painted in gold lacquer
Height,
346
1%
inches
;
diameter,
5
inches by 3^^ inches.
Stand and Cover (for Teacup).
Fine Nashiji lacquer.
Decorated
in
Chrysanthemum
flowers.
gold lacquer over Nashiji ground.
Height, 4 inches
;
diameter, t>% inches.
—
347— Box.
Chrysanthemum
Gold lacquer.
flowers in their
various stages, profusely painted in gold lacquers
of several layers and various color effects.
The
whole decoration is most carefully painted with
Interior is of
extreme precision and taste.
Nashiji.
Height, 2 inches
348
;
diameter, 4 inches by ^yi inches.
—Box.
Gold
Nashiji
Chrysanthemum,
lacquer.
a
musical instrument, and axe, in raised gold and
leaf
of
beautifully designed on
lacquer,
Back of cover
ground.
Daimio Asano,
decorated with a crest
in finely
powdered gold lacquer
mounted on
over Nashiji ground.
Silver rings
sides.
2^
Height,
349
Nashiji
is
inches
;
length,
q%
inches
;
width, 8 inches.
Writing-Case.
Gold
lacquer.
Decorated
with
pines
cherry blossoms in various gold lacquers.
terior
is
and
The
similarly decorated in yellow, green,
in-
and
powdered gold lacquers on beautiful gold avenIt has a silver water-holder in form of
plum flowers. Seventeenth century.
turine.
Height, 2 inches
350
length, 10 inches
;
;
width,
gX
inches.
Writing-Case.
Maple
trees
and
falling leaves,
and a part view
of a large bridge beautifully pencilled in gold
On the back of cover is seen a conchand a fan, carefully and minutely painted in
powdered gold lacquer of various tints. The
finest Muranashiji on clouded aventurine covers
lacquers.
shell
Gilded water-holder in shape of
the interior.
maple
leaf.
Height, 2 inches
;
length, 10 inches
;
width, (j% inches.
—
351
Smoker's Cabinet,
Black lacquer.
Consisting of silver charcoal
ash holder, and silver pipe rack.
holder, silver
Decoration
cherry blossoms
of
in
flat
inlay
of mother-of-pearl and in gold lacquer painting.
The covers for charcoal and ash holders
openwork design of cherry blossoms.
Height, 8 inches
352
;
length,
8^
inches
;
are of
width, 5 inches.
Cabinet with Outer Case,
Decoration of flowers, dragon-fly, and autumnal
Three small drawers
grasses incrusted in ivory.
shelf inside.
quality,
Chinese specimen of eighteenth century.
Height,
353
Has
and one
8^
inches; length,
13^
teak stand
of fine
inches; width, 7 inches,
Lacquered Stand,
Tall form.
Ornamented with peony
flowers in
gold lacquer on a brilliant black ground.
Height, 12 inches.
354
Wood Carving and
is
Shrine.
Figure of court noble, skilfully carved. Shrine
Metal mounting.
of gold lacquer.
Height, 8 inches.
355— Jar.
Supported by three boys. Carved and partly
The waves and flower design carved
around the upper part are partly in lacquer decNashiji finish
oration toward the lower part.
The stand decorated with Chinese lion
inside.
lacquered.
and grass pattern on the background of shippo
design.
Height, complete, 5j^ inches.
——
356
Panel.
Green lacquer. Pheasants and cherry blossoms,
incrusted in shibayama-work, and painted in gold
lacquer,
and birds partly
inlaid with ivory.
Tree
trunks and other parts beautifully executed in
A
gold lacquer.
beautiful work.
Height,
26^
inches
length,
;
15^
inches.
357— Panel.
Dark green lacquer. Heron, kingfisher, and
and leaves, incrusted in mother-of-
lotus flower
pearl, ivory,
and painted
whole design
is
in
gold lacquer.
The
and equals
artistically rendered,
the preceding panel.
Height,
358
22%
inches
;
length, 17 inches.
Panel.
Dark green
lacquer.
Ajisai flowers
and birds
incrusted in mother-of-pearl and ivory, and beautifully lacquered in relief.
Height,
359
26X
An
exquisite example.
inches; length,
15^
inches.
Carved Teakwood Flat Stand.
With
drawers.
Ornamented
in
relief
with
carvings in jade and ivory.
Height, 2 li^ inches; diameter, 10 inches.
360
Statuette of Buddha.
Standing figure, on carved and gilt pedestal.
Figure enamelled and decorated with various
colors
and
gilding.
Height,
361
Wall
30^
inches.
Panel.
Carved bamboo, encrusted with carved ivory
equestrian figures, and other ornaments.
Engraved inscription and seal mark.
—
362
Bric-a-Brac Cabinet.
With irregular
shelves, drawers,
and enclosures.
Beautifully inlaid with various woods, and orna-
mented with gold and other lacquers. A beautiand costly example of cabinet work, perfect
ful
in every
An
way.
this cabinet,
and
it
ebonized stand accompanies
has enclosed doors with lock.
Height, including stand, 40 inches
363
;
width, 30 inches.
Carved Teakwood High Stand.
India marble top.
Height, 18 inches
;
CABINET SPECIMENS IN PRECIOUS
AND OTHER METALS
364
Clasp Ornament.
Exquisitely wrought in solid gold.
" Seven wise men."
365
366
Miniature Ornament.
Dog-foo. Wrought in
Group
of
silver.
Silver Tray.
Design of worm-eaten
leaf,
with beaten gold
ornamentation.
367
Pair Menuki.
Fan
design.
shakudo.
Exquisitely wrought in gold and
By Kikuoka Mitsutomo.
Eighteenth
century.
368
Pair Menuki.
Demons wrought
seventeeth
century.
century,
in
red bronze.
and
Somin,
By Soyo,
eighteenth
—
369
Silver Ornament.
Boar.
in
370
Relief ornamentation of floral designs
gold and
silver.
Circular Box.
Ornamentation of flowers floating on stream,
and enamels.
in repouss^
371
Perfume-Box.
Shibuichi
design
of
sword-guard.
Relief
cow and willow tree in shakudo, silver,
and gold. The lid is a copper bronze swordfigures of
guard with a silver panel inlaid, on which
engraved view of Mount Fuji.
372
is
an
Silver Chalice.
inlaid with gold.
lilies
and
butterflies,
Signed, Chowosai.
Height, 6 inches.
373
Tripod Koro.
Iron.
Beautifully damascened with gold de-
signs of phoenix, dragons, crests, and floral scrolls.
Silver lined.
Height,
374
5
inches.
Iron Box.
Damascened with gold and
silver
and
relief
ornamentation of figures, illustrating a Japanese legend.
Silver lined.
Signed, Bunzan.
Height,
375
1%
inches
;
diameter,
3^
inches.
Tea-Pot.
Hammered
ment
silver.
Exquisitely wrought orna-
of pierced design in gold surmounting
lid.
Height, 7 inches.
——
Circular Box.
376
Gorosa bronze. Cover ornamented in relief
and incised work. Branches of plum blossoms
and bird in flight, incrusted in gold, silver, and
copper bronze.
Signed, Tada-atsu.
Height, lYz inches
diameter, 5 inches.
;
Silver Koro.
377
Globular-shaped,
wrought
on
flowers in repousse
Exquisitely
tripod.
ornamentation
chrysanthemum
of
Signed, Toshi-
and chased.
Yuki.
Incense-Burner.
378
In form of quail.
in
silver
Life size.
Skilfully
by Yukimune, and signed.
wrought
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height,
379
4^
inches.
— Box AND Stand of Silver in Form of Fish.
The
stand and parts of the body of box are
in blue and red, and beautifully reticwork in silver from the body of the box,
which is in two compartments, and contains also
a small perfume box carved and inlaid with
enamel by Tenmin and in gold and silver. The
cover of the box is in solid gold representing a
fish, with carving of a man on fish in gold, silver,
and bronze by Shi-ho-Teikan, and signed.
enamelled
ulated
380
Iron Box.
Oblong-shaped, on
feet.
Cover incised and
ornamented in relief with branches of flowers
and blossoms, wrought in gold, silver, copper
Inlaid with
Signed.
bronze, and shakudo.
Silver
butterflies and floral scrolls in outline.
lined.
Height, 3 inches
;
length, 5 inches.
—
381
;
Superb Silver Vase.
Ornamentation of dra-
Quadrilateral oviform.
gons, floral
panels,
cloud forms, and birds of
wrought in bold
opaque enamels.
paradise, artistically
various
metals and
relief
in
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, S/4 inches.
382
Superb Silver Vase.
Companion
383
Superb Silver
to the preceding.
*'
Zogan
"
Box.
Shibuichi cover artistically
Oblong-shaped.
ornamented in high relief with figures of the an-
"Sotoba " and his attendant,
wrought in gold, silver, shakudo, and other metals
sides and ends exquisitely damascened with
Silver lined by
floral scrolls on gold ground.
Seiju, and signed.
cient Chinese sage
Height,
384
3^
inches
;
length,
4^
inches.
Gold Bronze Vase.
Oviform.
in
high
relief
Boldly wrought dragon
on shoulder.
in
shakudo
Signed, underneath
the foot, with mark of artist Yazayemon.
Height,
385
5 inches.
Jewelry-Box.
Oblong-shaped, on four
feet.
Shakudo ground,
with ornamentation carved in relief and gilded,
of landscapes, figures,
and
floral scrolls.
Handles
at ends.
Height, 3 inches
386
;
length, 8 inches.
Silver and Shibuichi Box.
"
Representing a Japanese " God of Wealth
on a bale of rice, and holding the symbolical mallet in his hand.
sitting
Height, 7>^ inches
;
length, 7 inches.
——
387
Silver Koro.
With inside incense holder in silver. The
body and cover of koro are magnificently carved
in raised gold and silver designs, of the Fong
Hoang, and leaves and sprays of flowers in gold
and shakudo.
The groundwork is superbly
stippled and the top and bottom and outside edges
of cover are in exquisitely carved lattice of gold
and
silver.
Signed, Toshi-Haru.
Height,
388
5^
inches
;
diameter, ^yi inches.
Superb Box.
Shibuichi and silver.
Subject of decoration
on cover, Sei-O-bo and her attendants, a Chinese
legend, which is artistically wrought in high relief in gold, silver, and shakudo.
Borders and
sides exquisitely ornamented in damascened designs called " Zogan " and relief crests.
Signed,
Sei Kio.
Height,
389
2%
inches
;
width,
4%
inches.
Silver Vase.
Graceful ovoid-shaped, of fluted pattern. Handles at shoulder, of wave-crest design.
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, II inches.
390
Beautiful Silver Koro.
Hexagon-shaped, on tripod, with scroll handles
on shoulder. The side and border panels are of
shibuichi, and are skilfully ornamented in relief
with figures of Kwan-an, legendary subjects, and
symbols wrought in relief in gold, silver, shakudo,
and copper bronze.
Cover surmounted by a
coiled dragon, wrought in bold relief. Signed,
Ka-Ko.
——
391
Large Silver Bowl.
Supported by a group of eight exquisitely
wrought birds. Relief ornamentation of lattice
work and grasses in gold, shibuichi, and copper bronze.
Height,
392
5
inches
diameter, 9 inches.
;
Large Silver Koro.
Gourd design, on tripod of leaf pattern.
Etched ornamentation of rice-straw stacks and
relief decoration with branches of plum blossoms,
exquisitely wrought in gold, shakudo, and silver,
on a stippled ground. Blossom and ring handles
on shoulder.
Height, 10 inches.
393
Large Silver Hanging Vase.
wrought basket design. Ornaments
shakudo and copper bronze on shoulSigned Kiriu-Kosho Kwaisha.
Artistically
of crabs in
der.
Height, 17 inches
394
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Superb Silver Koro.
Stork handles in
on shoulder. Ornamentation of turtles of longevity and turbulent water skilfully
wrought in repouss^, chased, and gold inlay.
bold
relief
Openwork cover
a
floral
scroll,
of cloud forms within a band,
surmounted by an exquisitely
of stork.
Signed Kiriu-Kosho
wrought figure
Kwaisha. Teakwood stand
Height, g3^ inches
395
inlaid with silver.
;
diameter,
g^
inches.
Elaborate Hexagon Iron Box.
Cover ornamented in high relief, with numerous figures of Japanese boys washing the sacred
elephant.
Skilfully
and copper bronze.
wrought
in
gold, shakudo,
Fret border of key pattern
——
in gold.
Round
the sides are exquisitely wrought
design of a blossoming vine in gold and
silver.
Silver lined.
Height, S/4 inches
396
;
diameter, io>^ inches.
Large Silver Koro.
Double-lobed, gourd-shaped, on tripod. Pine
branch and four ring handles on shoulders.
Ornamentation of pine trees, bamboo, and plum
blossoms, beautifully wrought in relief in gold
The cover surstippled and carved ground.
mounted by cluster of plum blossoms wrought in
Elaborate carved teakwood high stand.
gold.
;
Signed Choji-buro.
Height, 10 inches
;
diameter, 8 inches.
EXTRAORDINARY SPECIMENS OF
METAL WORK
397
Old Japanese Bronze Incense-Burner.
In form of a saddled mule.
Rich, dark brown
patina.
Height,
398
5 inches.
Bronze Turtle.
Finely wrought.
Signed Semmin.
Length, g}4 inches.
399
Bronze Vase.
Ovoid-shaped.
tion
of
wrought
Rich patina.
Artistically
metals.
Inlaid
branches of
and relief ornamentaand floral scrolls.
gold, silver, and other
fruit
in
Height,
400
']^^
inches.
Bronze Incense-Burner.
Low form, with handles on shoulder. Fine
golden-brown patina. Hall mark of Tei Suido.
Height, 2}4 inches
;
diameter, 4)^ inches.
—
401
Antique Japanese Bronze Vase.
Archaic bands, dragon-head handles on neck.
Brown
patina.
Height, 9 inches.
402
Antique Bronze Vase.
Japanese. Bottle-shaped, with bulb and spreading
Grotesque
neck.
head
Rich
handles.
mottled red and brown patina.
Height, 10 inches.
403
Antique Chinese Bronze Fire-Bowl.
Low, circular-shaped, on tripod. Rich goldenbrown mottled patina. Carved six-character mark,
Hsuan-te, 1426-1435.
Height, 4 inches
404
diameter,
;
5^
inches,
Japanese Bronze Vase,
Incised band of archaic de-
Beaker-shaped.
signs round neck.
brown
Ribbon-scroll handles.
Rich
patina.
Height, 9 inches.
405
Bronze Fire-Bowl.
Antique Chinese.
grotesque head
Low,
circular form, with
handles in
relief
on shoulder.
Fine golden-brown mottled patina. Six-character
mark, Hsiian-te, 1426-1435, underneath foot.
Height, 2)% inches
406
;
diameter, 6 inches,
Antique Japanese Bronze Vase,
Beaker-shaped. Dragon modelled in bold
and encircling
vase.
relief,
Incised archaic designs.
Height, 10 inches.
——
Antique Chinese Bronze Jar.
407
Rich goldenCylindrical-shaped, on tripod.
brown patina of fine quality. Carved six-character
mark of Hsiian-te, 1426-1435. Carved teakwood
stand and cover.
Height, 7 inches
;
diameter, 6}4 inches.
Antique Bronze Vase.
408
Quadrilateral, beaker-shaped.
Chinese.
corners.
Dark brown
In-
and raised ornaments on
cised archaic designs
Incised hall mark.
patina.
Height, T}4 inches.
Pair Buddhistic Shrine Vases.
409
Ancient
Chinese bronze.
Tall,
hexagonal-
shaped, of openwork design, on solid pedestal.
Rich brown patina.
Height,
410
12^
inches.
—Japanese Bronze Vase.
Ornamentation of
Quadrilateral, on pedestal.
dragon and phoenix amid cloud forms, modelled
in high relief, on an incised ground, to represent
water.
Dragon handles
To
Eighteenth century.
un.
at shoulder.
Signed,
Height, 12 inches.
411
— Bronze
Ornamental
Piece.
Japanese figure of Deity in flowing robes,
standing on a rock. Figures and other designs
modelled in relief in panels round base. Gold
inlaid.
Height, 10)^ inches; diameter, 7>^ inches.
412
Ancient Chinese Bronze Bowl.
Circular form, on pedestal. Dark green patina,
Early
with malachite or verdigris markings.
Ming
period.
A
rare piece.
Height, S!4 inches
;
diameter, 9 inches.
———
413
Japanese Bronze Jardiniere.
Square-shaped, on four feet which represent
Round the body, modelled in
turbulent water.
bold
relief,
and holding
To
un.
dragon emerging from the clouds,
claw the sacred pearl. Signed
in his
Eighteenth century.
Height, 7 inches
414
;
diameter, 8 inches.
Ancient Bronze Hanging Vase.
Globular-shaped, with ring handles on shoulder,
for
Three bands of archaic
hanging purposes.
designs round body, and modelled in low
Height,
415
10^
inches
;
relief.
diameter, 9 inches.
Large Vase.
Low
Old Japanese bronze.
beaker form, with
boldly fashioned dragon-head handles on neck.
Rich brown mottled glaze.
Height,
416
12^
inches
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Ancient Chinese Bronze Vase.
Oviform, with tubular handles on neck, for
fine mottled patina of
hanging purposes. Very
dark green and red tones.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 15 inches; diameter, 12 inches.
417
Ancient Chinese Bronze Vase.
Archaic design and ornamentation. Dragonhead handles on neck. Mottled brown patina of
fine quality.
Height, 19 inches
418
;
diameter, 91^ inches.
Elaborate Bronze Incense-Burner.
Old Chinese.
elephant heads.
flowers
and
shoulder.
Globular-shaped, on tripod of
Relief ornamentation of peony
scrolls.
Openwork
Elephant-head handles on
by reon which is
cover, surrounded
clining figure of sacred elephant,
——
seated the Taoist god Shou, star god of longevity.
Incrustation of coral, turquoise, and mother-of-
Carved six-character mark of HsUan-te,
pearl.
1426-1435.
Height, 23 inches
419
;
Shrine.
Finely wrought silver and gilt bronze. Pagoda
Engraved ornamentation and crest of
design.
the Tycoon, in relief medallions.
a rock-crystal sphere.
Top ornament
Height, 22 inches.
420
Pair Gorosa Bronze Vases.
Graceful oviform, with tube handles on shoulRound body grape-vine in bearing, carved
der.
and
in
relief,
in
copper bronze and shibuichi.
archaic de-
Band round neck ornamented with
in shakudo, gold, and copper bronze.
Golden-brown patina of rich quality. Made and
signed by Yomi.
signs
421
Silver-Bronze Vase.
Of graceful ovoid
handles on shoulder.
Bold dragon-head
Elaborate ornamentation
shape.
in gold, silver, shibuichi,
and other metals.
The
designs are exquisitely wrought in relief. On the
principal panel is a figure of a Japanese frog
charmer, whose garment is wrought in gold of
various tones and
and
shibuichi.
feet are of red bronze.
His
face, hands,
The panel
is
framed
the reverse panel are ducks and
grasses carved in relief and inlaid with gold,
in silver.
On
and other metals. Various borders and
bands are of archaic and leaf designs wrought
in precious metals, red bronze, and shakudo.
silver,
Side panels, of leaf shape, are exquisitely inlaid
with
floral scrolls.
Signed, Morikag6.
Height, it}4 inches
;
diameter, 7>^ inches.
—
422
Superb Iron Vase.
Oviform.
ornamented with twenty
by raised borders of gold,
Artistically
spiral stripes, divided
within which are various birds, butterflies, fishes,
shells,
symbols, and
numerous arabesque and
diapered designs exquisitely damascened in gold
and silver. Band at neck, of dragon, floral scrolls,
and grape-vine in bearing, also damascened in
precious metals.
Signed by Komai of Kyoto.
Teakwood stand
inlaid with silver.
Height, I3J^ inches.
423
Superb Gorosa Bronze Vase.
Beaker-shaped.
Body
of vase encircled with
a skilfully wrought shakudo globular band of the
design of the dragon amid cloud forms.
Two
medallions on neck represent turtles of longevity
and turbulent water and are wrought in relief in
Bold archaic dragon
gold, silver, and shakudo.
handles at shoulder, which are inlaid with various
metals.
Border round mouth is of gold, and copper bronze.
Rich mottled golden-bronze patina.
Made by Yokoyama Yazayemon Shigetaka, resident of Yetchu Province. Finely wrought bronze
stand to match, made by the same artist.
Height, 23 inches.
424
Large Gorosa Bronze Vase.
Oviform, with wide-spreading neck.
Ornamen-
round body, of grape-vine in bearing, and
branch of pomegranates, skilfully wrought in
high relief in gold, silver, shibuichi, and shakudo.
Openwork fret band of shakudo on shoulder,
inlaid with gold.
Border encircling neck, of
leaf design, outlined in gold, and inlaid with
archaic patterns in silver.
Base of five sceptrehead panels outlined with gold and inlaid with
silver on shakudo ground.
Rich golden-brown
tation,
mottled patina.
Height, 18 inches.
——
ANTIQUE CLOISONNE ENAMELS
425
Cloisonne Enamel Sectional Box.
Lozenge-shaped.
paradise and
floral
Conventionalized flowers of
dark tones of red,
scrolls in
and jade green on turquoise-blue ground.
Gilded interior and mountings. Ch'ien-lung.
blue,
Teakwood high
stand.
Height, 3 inches
426
;
diameter, i\% inches.
Cloisonne Enamel Fire-Bowl.
Globular-shaped,
with
grotesque
gilt
ground, with
floral scrolls
Teakwood
pink enamels.
in
dark blue, red, and
stand.
Height, 4 inches
427
head
Turquoise-blue
and ring handles on shoulder.
diameter, 6 inches.
;
Cloisonn£ Enamel Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of the Ming
blue enamel,
is
The body, of turquoisestudded with large blossoms of
period.
idealized flowers, connected
by
scroll foliations
dark red, blue, white, and jade green. Round
the body are three lizardlike dragons wrought in
in
bronze and gilded.
Height, 9 inches.
428
Cloisonne Enamel Incense-Burner.
Detached blosenamels on
Grotesque head and
turquoise-blue ground.
Cover of openring handles in gilded bronze.
work design, surmounted by floral ornament in
soms and
scroll foliations in various
pierced design.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795Height, 9 inches
;
diameter, 5 inches.
—
429
;
Cloisonne Enamel Vase.
mark
in
and
dragon
Shou
and white enamels on
with bronze
Ring-shaped,
dark blue, red,
Kang-hsi, 1662-1723.
turquoise-blue ground.
Height, qyi inches
430
Cloisonnie
;
width, 10 inches.
Enamel Vase.
Globular-shaped,
neck.
gilt
Floral scrolls and
handles and mountings.
with
spreading
base
and
Turquoise-blue ground, with bands of
and grapevine designs in red, yellow, white,
Grotesque head and
and dark-blue enamels.
Ming period. Teakring handles on shoulder.
floral
wood
stand.
Height, 12 inches
431
;
diameter, 8 inches.
Bottle-shaped Twin Vases.
Chinese
cloisonne
ground, with
blue,
white,
floral
Turquoise-blue
enamel.
disks
and
butterflies in red,
and yellow enamels.
Bands and
floral and fret scrolls.
borders of sceptre head,
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 14 inches
432
;
width, il inches.
Pear-shaped Vase.
Ming period. Bold
dark tones of red, blue, yellow,
Cloisonne enamel of the
floral scrolls in
and jade-green enamels on turquoise ground.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 16 inches
433
;
Buddhist Ecclesiastical Altar Ornament.
Cloisonne enamel of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Lotus and
shell
design on baluster support
gilded mountings.
Height, 17 inches.
—
434
Incense-Burner.
Gilded bronze. Bold design of tripod on elephant head. Decorated with floral scrolls in vari-
ous enamels. Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795. Teakwood
stand.
Height,
435
4^ inches.
Buddhistic Shrine Garniture of Three Pieces.
Buddha
seated on lotus, sacred elephant and
wheel of fortune.
wrought
All finely
bronze and enamelled.
in gilded
Ch'ien-lung period.
Height of each, 15 inches.
436
Large Plaque.
Japanese shippo or cloisonne enamel. Obverse
and reverse decorated with dragon, birds of
paradise, mosaic and floral designs in low tones
of enamels.
Diameter, 25 inches.
437
Mammoth Cloisonne Enamel Plaque,
Old Japanese. Obverse and reverse of panel
designs in dark blue, white, and green ground,
with elaborate design of dragon, birds of paradise,
charming contrast of
flowers,
and blossoms
colors
the scheme of the design being to de-
;
in
pict the birds of the air, the fruits of the earth,
and the inhabitants of the water under the
earth.
438
Large Covered
Jar.
Enamelled on bronze. The various archaic designs carved in the metal, and filled in with
enamels of various low tones. Gilded grotesque
heads and ring handles on shoulder. Kylin surmounting cover. Carved teakwood stand.
Height, 20 inches
;
—
439
Grand Cloisonne Enamel
Of the Ming
Vase.
Globular-shaped body,
with flaring neck and base. Conventionalized
period.
peony and scroll foliations in dark red, blue,
and yellow enamels on turquoise-blue
ground. Bands of dark blue, with floriated
scrolls, grotesque head and ring handles at
white,
shoulder.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 21 inches
440
;
Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases.
Old shippo. Richly plumaged birds, flowers,
and butterflies in fine old enamels on dark green
ground. Mosaic bands at neck and foot.
Height, 18)^ inches.
THIRD AFTERNOON'S SALE
Thursday, April
2th
J
BEGINNING AT 2.30 o'CLOCK
LACQUERS
NOTE
Prefacing the descriptions of the lacquers in this extraordinary rich
and beautiful collection I have thought that a short description of
the manner in which Nashiji lacquer is made may be of interest to
collectors and lovers of Japanese lacquers.
The
gold-sprinkled lacquer, called Nashiji,
is
produced by sifting
a certain amount of gold leaf, cut into small pieces, on to a fresh
When hardened,
smoothed, and then coated with a choice quality of
lacquer called Nashiji-urushi, which is prepared by carefully straining and mixing with a small quantity of gamboge.
coating of a certain lacquer called seshime-urushi.
the surface
is
This lacquer when applied
becomes transparent
in a thick layer
in thin layers
;
is
opaque, and only
so that by grinding the final
coating with charcoal, the gold sprinkling underneath can be
more or
less visible,
according to the will of the
made
artist.
Finally, after being carefully polished, the object receives a very
same lacquer to produce the gloss.
For common ware tin-foil is used instead of gold leaf, but owing
thin coating of the
to the yellow color of the Nashiji-urushi, the tin-foil has a gold-like
appearance.
To
appreciate
their full value,
now on
the
it
exhibition.
is
really
beautiful
productions of
this
art
in
necessary to examine every detail of the pieces
There
is
but
little
doubt that any one
who
—
has had such opportunities will become more and more appreciative
of these art products, which combine the most varied devices of
technical
and
artistic skill in
an eminent degree.
Tozo Takayanagi,
INROS
441
Inro.
Five compartments. Black lacquer. Covered
with mosaic gold and raised decoration of flowers,
plants, etc.
Has gray
porcelain slide and carved
ivory netsuke.
442
Inro.
Four
compartments.
The
groundwork
covered with conventional waves,
and the decorations are ducks,
quers and mother-of-pearl.
in
in
The
gold
is
lines,
various lacinro
is
fitted
with a silver-and-bronze slide and ivory netsuke.
443
Inro.
Black lacquer.
Three compartments.
The
decorations are in raised gold, and other lacquers,
with drawings of a cat, leaves, and flowers.
Has
a black agate slide and ivory netsuke.
444
Inro.
Black lacquer.
Three compartments.
rated in raised gold
Deco-
lacquers, with landscape,
The slide
wood masks, and the netsuke is in
scenery, houses, trees, and flying birds.
is
of carved
the form of a boat, in lacquer and mother-ofpearl.
445
Inro.
Four
cases, with raised ornamentation, in gold
lacquer, of mountain scenery
cleverly carved ivory slide
and palaces.
Has
and ivory netsuke.
———
44^
Inro.
Three
The
cases.
inro
covered
is
with
a
bright gold Nashiji, with splashes of solid gold
on the surface. Shells, in gold and other lacquers, are beautifully wrought
and
the
themselves
shells
as decorations,
contain
minutely-
painted landscape and various drawings beautiHas carved ivory slide and netfully executed.
suke of shells to match
447
inro.
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Spirited paintSix sections.
ings of Chinese lions, rendered in most beautigold lacquers, variously shaded, and in
ful
Bronze
slide of
peony
Signed, Shin-
flowers.
toksai Giokkai.
448
dif-
Lacquered wood netsuke.
gradations.
ferent
Inro.
Chinese landscape and houses,
Six sections.
painted and inlaid with gold lacquer and gold
lacquer mosaics
Nashiji inside.
able.
best
in
artistic
workmanship.
minutest details are remark-
Its
Carved wood netsuke by Itsumin. Carved
A costly example of lacquer of the
ivory slide.
seventeenth century.
449
Inro.
Four
sections.
Gold lacquer.
Imitation of
" grains of wood," exquisitely painted in variously
Inside of this inro is finished
tinted lacquers.
throughout with fillings of most costly Nashiji
called "ishime" and " kirikane " gold lacquers.
Unusually fine example of early eighteenth
century.
Has
ivory netsuke.
Slide
is
of silver.
—
45©
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Decochrysanthemum flowers in various
magnificently painted in finely powdered
Five sections.
ration
stages,
of
gold lacquers of various shades.
Interior
is
of
dull gold lacquer finish, partly filled in with gold
Netsuke
mosaics.
peach agate
brated
451
Kohaku
of
is
Signed,
slide.
artist of early
Koma
in
shape of
Koriu, a cele-
eighteenth century.
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Symbolical charmeaning longevity, painted beautifully over entire surface in fine powdered gold
lacquer of various tints, the background being
Six sections.
acters, " Ju,"
finished in dull gold lacquer.
designs of carp and octopus.
Nashiji.
Interiors are of
Slide carved in
Signed, Kozan.
452
Inro.
Three
Gold lacquer. " The celemost artistically
sections.
brated eight views of Omi,"
Interiors are of
painted in fine gold lacquer.
Carved ivory netsuke
Nashiji finish.
of daikoku and rice-bale.
Stone
in
slide.
design
Eigh-
teenth century.
453— Inro.
Gold lacquer. The famous
from Tokio to Kioto,
Five sections.
views of
main
roads
minutely painted
various
tints.
in beautiful
Inside
is
suke, with butterfly design.
of
waves and
birds.
gold lacquers of
of Nashiji.
Carved
Ivory netsilver slide
Nineteenth century.
—
454
Inro,
Black lacquer. Artistic decorawillow trees and swallows beautifully
Six sections.
tion
of
painted
terior
in
is
design.
of
tints.
In-
Ivory netsuke of figure
Nashiji.
Middle of seven-
Silver-bronze slide.
teenth century,
455— Inro.
Four sections.
Gray lacquer.
Cucumbers
and vine decoration painted in raised gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay. Nashiji finish
inside.
Ivory netsuke.
Silver openwork slide.
Signed, Kaji-Kawa Shosui.
Seal.
Nineteenth
century.
456
Inro.
A
Six sections.
horse,
most elaborately painted
and
flower garden,
gold
in
lacquer, and
partly inlaid with gold lacquer mosaics.
is
Iron slide in shape of monkey.
Kawa.
Inside
Ivory netsuke of dragon design.
of Nashiji.
Signed, Kaji-
457— Inro.
Five
case.
Black
sections.
An aged
lacquer.
Has outer
Takasago and pine
rich gold lacquer, and
couple of
trees admirably painted in
partly with incrustation on shell design.
A choice
specimen of seventeenth century.
458
Inro.
Four
Ivory.
painted
in
Bamboo and sparrows
powdered gold lacquer in very
sections.
finely
skilful treatment.
The
ivory
is
of high quality.
Ivory netsuke, in design of rabbits, carved by
Tomochika.
Slide
is
of silver and bronze, with
flowers beautifully chased.
Nineteenth century.
—
Inro.
459
Four
sections.
Gold powdered lacquer. Deco-
ration of the signs of the zodiac, most minutely
painted
in
gold lacquers and in various grada-
tions, partly inlaid
different animals
Twelve
with mother-of-pearl.
and
birds, beautifully
Interior
in gold-lacquer painting.
Coral
Ivory carved netsuke.
is
executed
of Nashiji.
Seventeenth
slide.
century.
Inro.
460
Four
Black
sections.
The
lacquer.
zodiac
signs, carefully painted in gold lacquers of vari-
ous layers, showing natural color effect of various
animals and birds. An exceedingly rich specimen
Inside
of black lacquer.
netsuke,
mounted
is
of Nashiji.
Bronze
Latter part of eigh-
in ivory.
teenth century.
461
— Inro.
Gold lacquer.
A Buddhist
on rock, offering prayer, and on reverse, views of waterfall and flowers, beautifully
Five sections.
priest, seated
rendered
in raised
gold lacquer.
Stone
Ivory netsuke.
slide.
Nashiji inside.
Early nineteenth
century.
462
— Inro.
Five sections.
Decoration of coiling dragon
painted in gold and silver lacquer, over powdered
gold lacquer.
netsuke.
463
Inside
is
of Nashiji.
Silver slide.
Ivory carved
— Inro.
In shape of egg-plant.
Charming decoration
of Fujiama, falcon, and egg-plants (three symbols of lucky dreams),
beautifully
painted
in
——
gold lacquers on highly polished, beautiful black
Black lacquer netSilver mounting.
lacquer.
suke in design of persimmon.
Porcelain slide.
Early eighteenth century,
464
Inro.
Unusual size. Chinese landFive sections.
palace garden, houses surrounded with
lake and bridge, admirably painted in fine gold
scape,
powdered lacquer of various tints. Interiors are
Gold lacquer netsuke,
of finest Nashiji lacquer.
decorated with tortoise. Carved ivory slide in
design of bird and flower.
465
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Chrysand trees beautifully painted
gold lacquer. Ivory netsuke. Gold open-
Five sections.
anthemum
in rich
work
466
flowers
slide.
By
Mitsu-hiro.
Nineteenth century.
Inro.
The
Black lacquer.
Five sections.
zodiac
signs in gold incrustations, and plum tree, bamboo and pine trees in gold lacquer decoration
beautifully painted.
Ivory netsuke.
Interior of
black lacquer.
Latter part
of seventeenth century,
467
Inro.
Storm dragon painted in lacmanner on powdered gold
The drawing is full of movement. By
lacquer.
Kwanshosai, the famous artist in lacquer of the
Bronze
Ivory netsuke.
eighteenth century.
Four
quer
slide,
in
sections.
free-hand
A
rare example.
—
468
Inro.
The
Five sections.
zodiac signs, in gold and
The
silver incrustations, decorate the inro.
and plants beautifully painted
over black lacquer ground.
trees
gold lacquer
in
Ivory netsuke by Riumin.
Ivory
Eigh-
slide.
teenth century.
469
Inro.
Seven
powdered
Gold
sections.
Basket of shells and cherry
trees,
low-toned gold lacquers.
tistically in
costly Giobu-Nashiji.
lacquer.
painted most arInside of
Carved wood
netsuke.
Silver-bronze slide in design of Jurojin and deer.
Signed, Kaji-Kawa.
Rare and costly
470
Inro.
inlaid
made
slide.
with silver,
Interior
ivory.
of iron
Flowers and
Gold lacquer.
Five sections.
vines
471
Seal.
piece.
is
Netsuke
of Nashiji.
and mounted
is
of frog,
Shibuichi
in ivory.
Nineteenth century.
Inro.
Six sections.
Black lacquer.
Decoration of
peony flowers and river scene painted in
shaded gold lacquer and carved in relief.
rior is of Nashiji.
slide.
472
and
mother-of-pearl,
richly
Inte-
Iron
Inro.
Six sections.
Black lacquer.
Profusely dec-
orated with
chrysanthemum flowers
medallion
gold lacquer over beautifully dec-
in
orated background of fern design.
Nashiji.
kakemono.
A
Ivory netsuke, design
Coral
remarkable piece.
slide.
inside
Inside
of
is
of
of
mouse on
Eighteenth
century,
——
473— INRO.
Views of temples and cherry
Six sections.
gardens of Kioto most minutely painted in gold
The whole subject
lacquer of exquisite quality.
a magnificent piece of artistic workmanship.
is
Inside
is
of fine Nashiji finish.
Hojitsu.
Silver
slide.
Ivory netsuke by
Seventeenth
century.
Costly piece.
474
Inro.
Gold lacquer. " Nanten " tree
Six sections.
and sparrows in gold-lacquer painting and partly
Inside is of
in ivory and mother-of-pearl inlay.
Netsuke is of mother-of-pearl inlay.
Nashiji.
Cloisonne
Signed, Kakosai Shozan. Seven-
slide.
teenth century.
475— Inro.
Four sections.
other
•
insects,
hopper," interestingly painted in rich gold lacquer, the stream scene rendered beautifully in
Ivory
inside.
finish
Nashiji
gold lacquer.
kusai.
open-work slide. Signed, YutoEighteenth century.
Silver
netsuke.
476
Procession of grasshoppers and
Marriage of the Grass-
"The
Seal.
Inro.
Deer and
Black lacquer.
Three sections.
maple in mother-of-pearl inlay and in gold lacBears signature and seal of Hokio Korin.
quer.
Coral slide.
Lacquer netsuke.
specimen.
477
A
fine artistic
Inro.
Five
sections.
Gold lacquer.
Chinese dig-
nitary and attendants in gold and shakudo incrustation, the faces inlaid with ivory and flowers
in
mother-of-pearl inlay,
giving natural
color
—
Giobu-Nashiji of high quality covers
effect.
Ivory netsuke, by Tomotada.
interior.
slide.
tation
An
478
its
Silver
Metal work on inro by Akimori. Incrusby Shibayama. Gold lacquer by Kakosai.
exceedingly fine piece.
Inro.
Five sections. Gold lacquer, powdered. Decoration of an insect called " shemi " in mother-
and painted
of-pearl inlay,
Inside
lacquered.
Silver
gold lacquer.
in dull
clouded Nashiji.
of
is
Wood
and gold wrought
netsuke
Eigh-
slide.
teenth century.
479
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Moonlight and
Six sections.
plum blossoms, painted in gold lacquer, partly
Carved wood
inlaid with gold lacquer mosaics.
Netsuke by Minsetsu.
netsuke.
Ivory slide.
Eighteenth
Inro by Tochisai Yusen,
Seal.
century.
480
Inro.
Five sections.
De-
signs of mask, box, and pine trees, rendered most
gold-lacquer paintings, and partly
artistically in
inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
and refined specimens.
covers
its
tsugu.
A
481
One
artistic
interior.
Stone
slide.
of the
most
Giobu-Nashiji
Ivory netsuke by Mitsu-
piece of very high art.
Inro.
Five sections.
and plum
Gold lacquer. Mandarin ducks
powdered gold lacquer,
trees painted in
the stream finished in togidashi lacquer.
finish inside.
Ivory netsuke. Silver
Mitsu-toshi.
Nineteenth century.
slide.
Nashiji
Signed,
——
482
Inro.
Five
with
sections,
cover.
Flocks of crows painted
quer.
Gold
lacquer.
in beautiful black lac-
Different attitudes of birds painted with
remarkable
Nashiji finish
skill.
Cloisonne
netsuke.
Eighteenth
Seal.
slide.
century.
Coral
inside.
Signed, Kawakaku.
A
highly artistic
example and unique.
483
Inro.
Five sections.
Portraits of Chinese dignitary
and attendant made of gold and shakudo, are
incrusted in bold relief, on background of beautiful powdered gold lacquer. Pine trees are painted
in relief with
gold
gold lacquer.
Nashiji throughout.
dancing
figure.
Stone
Nineteenth century.
484
Interiors are of fine
Carved netsuke of
slide.
Signed, Shokwasai.
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold lacquer.
Figure of
"tennin," or angel, on front, and boy carrying
basketful of fruits on obverse, are exquisitely
painted with finely powdered gold lacquer, over
fundame lacquer background. Interiors are of
Pottery netsuke, mounted in
Nashiji.
by Teimin.
Agate
teenth century.
485
slide.
A
kiri
Inro by Kosai.
wood,
Nine-
very beautiful piece.
Inro.
Four
ration
sections.
of
painted
Netsuke
flowers.
in
is
rooster
fine
made
Gold
Kwanshosai.
Gold Nashiji lacquer. Decoand field, most beautifully
gold
lacquers of various
slide
by Katsumin.
Interiors are of Nashiji.
and superbly painted specimen.
teenth century.
tints.
of cinnabar lacquer carved with
Inro
A
by
rare
Early eigh-
—
486
Inro.
Chrysanthemum
Six sections.
and
of butterfly,
floral
flowers in form
vines painted in gold lac-
tints, and partly finished in raised
Interiors are of fine
powdered gold lacquer.
muranashiji.
Black lacquer netsuke.
Carved
slide.
A most artistic specimen of the seven-
quers of various
teenth century.
487
Inro.
Four
sections.
Pro-
fuse decoration of flying swallows, most realistically painted in fine lacquers of various colors.
Interiors are of fine Nashiji lacquer.
suke, in
Slide
is
Silver net-
design of chidori birds, of shakudo.
work.
shibuichi
of
Kiuhaku.
End
Koma
Signed,
A
of seventeenth century.
rare
and choice example,
488
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold
lacquer.
Giobu-nashiji of very fine quality.
Inside
is
of
Decorations
of "Shikishi " (colored papers), insides of which
and tortoises in
and with great skill in fine powdered gold lacquer. Lacquer netsuke decorated
are painted with birds, flowers,
exquisite taste
with
Slide
kiri tree.
Kaji-Kawa.
is
of silver bronze.
Signed,
A choice
example.
489
Inro.
Five sections, with cover. Red lacquer. Decoand long-armed monkey and pine
ration of bears
trees, painted artistically in
gold lacquers of low
tone and partly with gold lacquer mosaic inlay.
Red
lacquer finish inside.
slide.
work.
Ivory netsuke.
Bronze
An unusually clever
—
490
Inro.
Four
with cover.
Black lacquer.
on both sides of inro is most
artistically painted in beautiful gold and silver
lacquers over highly polished ground.
Critical
inspection of this magnificent specimen is sugHas ivory netsuke. Agate slide. By
gested.
Inagawa, a noted lacquerer of the early eighsections,
Flocic of cranes
teenth century.
491
Inro.
Five
sections,
with
Decoration
cover.
of
"feathers" on both sides of inro, most elaborately
yet delicately painted in finely tinted gold lacquer.
A rare specimen of highly artistic workmanship among the many gems of this collection.
Nashiji finish inside. Signed, Jukakusai Hisataka.
Seal.
492
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
with cover.
Gold powdered
"
Decoration of Chinese character " Ju
Five sections,
lacquer.
(longevity) in conventional style, profusely painted
in
gold lacquers.
Coral slide.
Ivory netsuke.
Nashiji inside.
Signed, Kaji-Kawa.
Seal.
Seven-
teenth century.
493
Inro.
Five sections,
lacquer.
in
494
Gold
powdered
tree," beautifully decorated
gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay.
shiji inside.
A
with cover.
"A dove on
Na-
Silver slide.
choice piece of the seventeenth century.
Inro.
Six sections, with cover.
grade.
Gold lacquer of high
Decoration of waterfall and dragon, which
—
is
darting into the water, rocks, and pine trees,
painted
in
exceedingly
fine
gold lacquer and
partly finished in gold leaf inlays,
lacquer.
Interior
of
is
finest
and powdered
Giobu-Nashiji.
Ivory netsuke, with gold lacquer decoration, by
Shorinsai.
Gold lacquer slide, with tortoise
Signed,
decoration.
Hasegawa Korinsai
yoshi.
A
Shige-
very choice
piece.
495
Inro.
Seven sections, with cover.
Gold lacquer.
of cherry blossoms and water-
Charming views
falls,
painted exquisitely in finely powdered gold
lacquers of various
Blossoms and other
tints.
parts of decoration, covered with gold leaves of
Each section has extra small
compartments to receive various medicine
on
various shades.
;
top of these boxes, silver plates are placed for
names
writing
rated
with
Nashiji.
Gold lacquer
of medicines.
suke, with fish decoration.
peony
A fine and
net-
Cloisonne slide deco-
flowers.
Inside
is
of
fine
remarkable specimen of early
eighteenth century.
496
Inro.
Six sections, with cover.
grade, finely powdered and polished.
Decoration
of dragon and cloud in black lacquer painted on
the inside cases.
The
outer case has decorations
and dog-foo incrusted with shakudo
and gold in high relief. Bronze netsuke in
Silver
design of " Nio " mounted in ivory.
of
tiger
slide,
chased
with
eighteenth century.
flower
decoration.
Early
——
497
Inro.
Gold lacquer of high grade. Two
and a large sake jar, most
Six sections.
figures of " Shojo"
beautifully painted
in
tints to represent natural colors.
Interiors are
Carved ivory netsuke in design of persimmon, inside of which are carved
Nashiji.
of fine
small
Coral
trees.
slide.
Signed,
Shunkosai.
Eighteenth century.
498
Inro.
Five sections, and with an outer case.
lacquer, with decorations of
Black
chrysanthemums and
maple leaves covering entire surface of
inro,
lacquer of various
in
shades.
Inside cases are covered with gold-leaf
mosaics.
beautiful
Interiors of
compartments finished
Black carved wood netsuke.
Nashiji.
of carved nut.
499
gold
painted
in
Slide
is
Middle of seventeenth century.
Inro.
Two
Black lacquer of highest qual-
sections.
and beautiful polish. Group of cows roaming
about field, most artistically painted in highly
polished gold lacquers, beautifully shaded in
Specimen of the great lacquerer,
various tones.
Shiomi Masazane. Signed in corner, in seal
ity
characters inside of square panel.
century.
500
Has gold
lacquer netsuke.
Seventeenth
Agate
slide.
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Decoration of
and flower pots with plants,
painted most delicately and artistically in finely
powdered gold lacquers of various tints. Interior
Carved netsuke in shape of dogis of Nashiji.
Five sections.
screen, table, flowers,
foo, lacquered.
men
Bronze
slide.
An
artistic speci-
of the early part of the eighteenth century.
——
50I
Inro.
Decoration of
Gold lacquer.
Five sections.
pine trees and cloudy sky, admirably painted in
finely powdered gold lacquers of various tints
;
parts of surface covered with gold-leaf mosaic
Interiors are of fine Nashiji lacquer.
inlay.
Carved wood netsuke
buichi
slide.
in
Signed,
shape of
tortoise.
Hasegawa
Shi-
Shigeyoshi.
Eighteenth century.
502
Inro.
Gold lacquer.
Fitted in outer case.
box, decorated with a
of robe-rack, rice-cake,
new
Inside
year's ornamentation
and a
girl
throwing beans
a demon, most delicately painted in gold lacThe outer case is in openquers of various tints.
at
work, representing a window decoration from
which the demon
is
lacquer netsuke.
Slide
and bronze.
trying to
is
of
escape.
silver,
Gold
shakudo,
Date, 1790.
503— Inro.
Gold lacquer. Yebisu and
Five sections.
daikoku, exquisitely painted in gradation of dull
Inside is of
gold lacquers of various tints.
Nashiji finish. Carved wood netsuke in shape of
Smoked stone slide. Inro
daruma, by Riukei.
by Nikkosai. Signed. Nineteenth century.
504
Inro.
Five sections. Gold lacquer of Kirikane inlay.
Decoration of rooster and two spaniels, incrusted
in bronze and beautifully lacquered on richly
finished
background.
Inside
of
each section
subdivided into two compartments. The entire
surface of interior is inlaid with Kirikane gold
—
leaf in style of mosaic work, a most costly art.
Carved ivory netsuke, with gold falcon incrusted
in centre.
Slide
is
of metal, in design of
Date about 1600-1650.
505
An
fish.
exquisite example.
Inro.
Six
Gold
sections.
greenish
powdered
lacquer
of
Decoration of grasshoppers and
tint.
turnips in gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay.
The
details of decoration are exquisitely executed
and with artistic skill.
Lacquer netsuke by Taishin, a follower of the
great Zeshin.
Lacquer slide, decorated with
flowers.
A
fine
specimen of early eighteenth
century.
506
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold polished lacquer. The
famous views of pine groves of Miho, with sailing boats in foreground, most charmingly painted
in beautiful gold lacquer. An example of highly
artistic work.
Silver netsuke with shakudo ornament. Carved ivory slide.
Signed, Tadayuki.
Seal,
507
Eighteenth century.
Inro,
Five sections.
Fujisan and
Gold lacquer.
dragon, painted with great
spirit in
gold lacquer
and partly in raised finish. Inside is
of Nashiji. Bronze netsuke. Silver-bronze slide
by Tenmin. Signed Kaji-Kawa. Seventeenth
dull of tone,
century.
508
A
piece of great beauty,
Inro.
Six sections.
particles
of
gold
Shinto bells and
Black lacquer, sprinkled with
Decoration of sacred
leaf.
fans, painted
in
finely
pow-
——
and inside of each fan is
and plum
Carved tsuge wood netsuke. Shakudo
dered gold lacquer
;
also painted, in gold lacquer, pine trees
flowers.
slide,
with shibuichi
Nashiji
finish.
with
lined
silver.
An
Eighteenth century.
509
Inside
is
Signed,
of clouded
Tokasai.
exquisite example.
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Plum
and blossoms beautifully painted in gold
lacquer and partly in raised gold lacquer. The
blossoms are partly inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Inside is of Nashiji.
Five sections.
trees
Gold lacquer
Signed, Yoyusai.
slide.
Eigh-
teenth century.
510
Inro.
Faggot boat,
and scarecrow, decorated in
variously colored lacquers, over a background
Black lacquer netsuke.
of wave decoration.
Black lacquer.
Six sections.
wheat
plants, bows,
Ivory
slide.
Inside
is
Inro
of Giobu-nashiji.
and netsuke are the works of the great lacquerer Shibata Zeshin, and both pieces bear his
Nineteenth century.
signature.
511
Inro.
Three
sections.
A
large pine tree painted in exquisite gold lacquer
of various gradations, with the greatest skill and
One
examples by the great
Signed, Shiomi Masazane, aged seventy-two. Seal. Seventeenth century. Section inside is divided into two compart-
taste.
of the best
artist in lacquer,
ments.
slide.
Shiomi.
Ivory netsuke, by Shigemasa.
An
exceedingly rare work.
Cloisonne
—
512
Inro.
Two
Black lacquer.
sections.
Bridge and
lightning-bugs beautifully rendered in powdered
gold lacquer
;
the support of bridge in mother-of-
The
pearl inlay.
details of design are carefully
and with charming precision.
Has
Black lacquer
ivory spoon fitted inside of inro.
netsuke. Agate slide. Signed Bunriusai, official
executed
lacquerer.
Latter part of eighteenth century.
A
rare example.
513— Inro.
Gold lacquer. Chinese figures
shakudo incrustation and gold
The figures and their details
lacquer painting.
Inside is of fine
are most exquisitely executed.
Nashiji.
Ivory netsuke of mask design by
Five sections.
and landscape
Hojitsu.
in
Shibuichi
Signed
slide.
Kakosai.
514
Inro.
Six
sections.
quality.
Magnificent decoration of autumnal grasses, profusely painted in the finest gold lacquer
various gradations.
Shakudo netsuke
Inside
is
mounted
in
of
ivory.
lacquer slide in style of guribori.
and
in
Muranashiji.
Carved
Eighteenth
century.
515— Inro.
Five sections.
Falconer and attendant, and
wistaria girl and praying imp, incrusted in
and gold
in
high
relief.
surrounding cloud, painted
partly inlaid
with
The
in
gold-leaf
shakudo
Fujisan with
its
gold lacquer, and
mosaics.
Nashiji
Carved wood netsuke by Masanao.
Coral slide.
Signed Bairin, Seal. Nineteenth
inside.
century.
——
5i6
Inro.
Gold lacquer. Figures of tennin
Five sections.
(angel) and Chinese sage incrusted in shakudo,
and painted with gold lacquer, while the rocks
and mountain are partly inlaid with Kirikane
Nashiji
gold lacquer.
Bronze
netsuke.
Ivory carved
inside.
Kogiokusai.
Signed
slide.
Nineteenth century.
517
Inro.
Two
Wood
sections.
ing brush and
carved
in
high
netsuke and
relief
Pair
An
Eighteenth century.
writ-
dog-foos boldly
with artistic
Signed
slide.
To keep
carving.
inkwell.
Ivory
skill.
Mitsuzane.
Seal.
exquisite piece of
wood
carving.
518
Inro.
Six sections.
Gold lacquer, highly polished.
Profuse decoration of chrysanthemum flowers in
various stages, painted with the greatest
skill in
rich gold lacquers of various shades, giving ad-
mirable color
its interior.
Stone
slide.
One
Ivory netsuke of
high quality
fruit design.
of the best specimens of pol-
ished gold lacquers.
519
Nashiji of
effect.
covers
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
A
Six sections.
garden of pine trees and river scenery, painted
in
rich
gold
lacquer
of various
Nashiji of high quality covers
netsuke of tengu design.
artistic
gradations.
its interior.
Ivory
A
and costly workmanship.
piece of
highly
—
520
Inro.
Three
dull
Gold lacquer, powered, with
Charming design of two mice,
sections.
surface.
delicately painted
togidashi
in
whole treatment of subject
Netsuke is of
tistic skill.
wood.
The
lacquer.
replete with ar-
black
persimmon
Slide of shibuichi, shakudo, and silver.
Signed, Shiomi Masazane.
521
is
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
Six
Gold
sections.
lacquer.
Landscape,
houses, and waterfall scenery, rendered in rich
gold lacquer and
inlaid with
partly
gold-leaf
Carved wood
netsuke of dragon design. Ivory slide of monkey.
Inside
mosaics.
522
is
of
Nashiji.
Inro.
Brown lacquer in imitation of
Decoration of moon and *' hom-
Five sections.
wood
ing
grain.
"
geese and musical instrument, most
namentation on the Koto
in full
gold lacquer
Chased
ivory.
Seal.
523
is
lines.
silver
deli-
The
cately executed in rich gold lacquer.
or-
exquisitely pencilled
Netsuke
slide.
is
of carved
Signed,
Toyo.
Eighteenth century.
Inro.
Six
Exlacquer.
and a spool decoThe background is of highly
Black
sections.
polished
quisite painting of tree-trunks
rates the
polished
gold.
inro.
black
lacquer partly sprinkled
Nashiji of high grade covers
with
its interior.
Carved ivory netsuke, with decoration of Urashima and tortoise. Openwork silver slide with
gold
design.
Signed,
enteenth century,
A
Kaji-kawa.
Seal.
Sev-
specimen of rare quality.
—
524
Inro.
Gold
Five sections.
Temple
green shade.
lacquer of
somewhat
panels, in each of which
are painted, in the most delicate manner, figures,
gold lacquers of various tones.
birds, animals in
The whole
decoration
simply
is
exquisite.
Clouded Nashiji of high grade covers its interior.
Gold lacquer netsuke of mask design. Gold
lacquer slide.
A specimen of great beauty.
525
Inro.
Powdered gold
Five sections.
Fig-
lacquer.
ures of Shidsuka-gozen and her attendants trav-
high
elling, richly incrusted in
shakudo, and shibuichi.
relief
with gold,
The landscape
is beauMetal work
by Katsuhiro. Lacquer by Kogiokusai. Nineteenth century.
Has netsuke made of ivory,
carved with basket of fish.
Slide is of silver
tifully
painted in fine gold lacquer.
filigree
526
work.
Inro.
Four
Exquisite
crane decorate
laid
Gold powdered and polished
paintings of tortoise and
sections.
lacquer.
the
The
inro.
tortoise
is
with mother-of-pearl, and painted with
dull
gold
lacquer
;
the
crane
is
in-
rich,
rendered
in
powdered and raised gold lacquer, giving a
charming color effect. The reserve part is decorated with pine trees, bamboo, and plum flowers,
finely
in polished lacquer.
by Haruyuki.
bronze.
A
Inside
is
of clouded Nashiji
Gold netsuke mounted
of high quality.
rare
Signed, Jokasai.
in ivory
and
and very beautiful example.
Slide
is
of shakudo, shibhichi,
——
527
Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Exautumnal grasses, partly inlaid
with mother-of-pearl, most artistically executed
Inside is of costly Giobuin fine gold lacquer.
Ivory netsuke in design of fruits and
nashiji.
Six
sections.
quisite painting of
Coral
scarecrow.
A
tury.
528
rare
slide.
gem.
Inro.
Four
Decoration
Black lacquer.
sections.
of elephant and
keeper, elaborately executed
its
and gold inlay. The figure of
pure gold, while the elephant is
in gold lacquer
keeper
is
of
beautifully pencilled in
gold lacquer.
Carved
Ivory slide in shape of bean.
Gold work by the celebrated artist Kuzui. Signed.
ivory netsuke.
Latter part of seventeenth century.
529
Inro.
Gold lacquer.
Five sections.
tree decorate this inro
;
Tiger and pine-
body painted
the tiger's
gold lacquer of fine quality, in various gradations, the eyes being inlaid with mother-ofin
pearl
;
leaves and pine-needles are executed in
Inside is of Nashiji of
splendid workmanship.
By Shunsho.
high quality.
was one of the greatest
eighteenth century.
very powerful
in
The gold
tone.
Shunsho
Signed.
artists in
lacquer of the
Shunsho
of
He was
is
the
favorite
of the great
Daimios
artist of the
Shogun and
of his time.
His successors continued to work
the city of Nagoya, in the province
in his style in
Cinnabar lacquer netsuke
Agate slide.
of Owari.
peach.
in
shape of
530— Inro.
Gold powdered lacquer. Figfamous warriors Yoshitsune and
Benkei, made of finely powdered gold lacquer,
Five sections.
ures
the
of
The
partly inlaid with ivory.
subject illustrates
a Japanese historical incident the two warriors
Benkei and Yoshitsun^ fighting on Gojo Bridge,
The event occurred a.d. it8o. Ivory
Kioto.
:
netsuke,
wood
carved
Shogioku.
with peony
flowers.
Carved
of
Nashiji.
Signed,
Inside
slide.
is
Nineteenth century.
531— Inro.
Six sections.
trees, is
lacquer,
A
Gold powdered and raised
Magnificent view of landscape,
quer.
minutely pencilled
and partly
in
falls,
exquisite
lac-
pine
gold
inlaid with gold-leaf mosaics.
remarkable piece of rich work. Nashiji inIvory netsuke, carved with the six famous
terior.
poets.
Agate
slide.
532— Inro.
In gold lacquer, with wood netsuke incrusted
with Kiri crest in gold and coral slide. The inro
is decorated with landscape and waterfall scenery, delicately
executed in
fine raised
gold
lac-
Signed Kaji-Kawa.
quer.
533— Inro.
In powdered gold lacquer, with carved
netsuke and ivory
slide.
wood
Inro decorated with
Kusakari (a young grass gatherer) on cow's
back, finished in black lacquer with gold tracing
on powdered gold background, and on reverse
side
is
a weeping willow near running stream,
with half
artistic
moon appearing
specimen.
above.
A
bold and
—
534— Inro.
Gold lacquer.
Landscape and waterfall, in
Has seven compartments.
high quality of gold.
Fine inside
A very rare
finish of Nashiji lacquer.
specimen.
535— Inro.
Gold lacquer, with landscape design, the trees
and rocks finished in high relief and delicately
The
inlaid.
Has
suke
of carved ivory in shape of half of a
is
fine Nashiji finish inside.
peach on the stem.
Metal
net-
Date, eigh-
slide.
teenth century.
536.
Inro.
gold
In
netsuke
gold,
Makiye
lacquer, with gold lacquer
embellished
and
fusely with
ornaments
with
solid gold slide.
Inro
chrysanthemum
The
stages of bloom.
inside
is
flowers
is
A
solid
various
in
finished with flat
Signed, Kaji-
gold grains called Giobu-nashiji.
Kawa.
in
decorated pro-
gem
superb specimen, and a
of this
collection.
537— Inro.
Four
sections.
Fine cinnabar lacquer.
Dec-
oration of clouds and cranes carved and lac-
quered with extraordinary skill and taste on obFigures of Chinese sages and scene of
plum garden, similarly treated in reverse. Netsuke, which is made of Cinnabar lacquer, carved
verse.
with Chinese boy.
orated
with
Signed Risei.
Cinnabar lacquer
figures
inspecting
Unusually rare and
a
slide,
dec-
kakemono.
fine
example.
——
538— Inro.
Gold powdered and raised
Six sections.
lac-
subject represents a Chinese histori-
The
quer.
cal incident
which occurred during the Hau dy" Chorio and Ko-
nasty, in the third century.
at the bridge of
Sekko meeting
cloud
figures,
and
effects,
Kahi."
The
surrounding
other
scenes are very richly painted and inlaid with
gold lacquer and partly filled in with gold-leaf
Inside
mosaics.
work
Giobu-nashiji
of
is
slide.
A noted
of
high
Silver open-
quality.
Signed Giokusensai Sada-hisa. Seal.
lacquerer of the early part of the seven-
A
teenth century.
example.
fine
539— Inro.
Mosaic incrusted gold in black lacquer. Decochrysanthemum. Lacquer ground, with
raised gold, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
ration of
Wood
540
Ivory
netsuke.
Yasutaka.
An
Signed,
slide.
Koma-
exquisite specimen.
Inro.
Six sections. Gold lacquer. Magnificent decoration of Chinese landscape, elaborately painted
Moungold lacquers of various tones.
cloudy sky effect, painted with
minutest detail, and partly inlaid with Kirikane
in rich
tains,
rocks,
gold lacquer.
called
Inside
Giobu-nashiji,
is
of costly lacquer finish
high quality.
of
Slide
horses for netsuke.
is
made
Ivory
of gold
and
shibuichi, in shape of rabbit, with signature of
Tenmin.
Inro by Kaji-kawa.
An
Signed.
Seal.
exceedingly fine speci-
men.
541
Inro.
Five sections.
Gold lacquer.
of Giobu-nashiji of finest quality.
Interiors are
The
subject
—
represents the meeting of
Kosekko and Chorio
By a noted
bridge of Kahi in China.
at the
artist in lacquer,
teenth century.
Kakosai.
Signed.
Seal.
Eigh-
Has netsuke made of black wood,
carved, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, in design
Shibuichi slide.
of falcon.
Note.
is
— This
is part of the Chinese history of
dynasty, in the third century.
Chorio
mounted on a dragon. Kosekko, who is seen
the
Hau
above the bridge, riding on a horse, had dropped
his shoe, and, as will be seen in the inro, had
commanded Chorio to restore it to him. Notwithstanding his haughtiness of character, Chorio,
recognizing in the aged sage his superior,
approached him with the shoe as commanded.
Recognizing in Chorio the qualities of patience
and submission, Kosekko accepted him as a
worthy disciple.
Chorio soon rose to become
chief adviser of the Emperor.
542
Inro.
Eight compartments. Gold lacquer. Minutely
drawn trees, rocks, waterfalls, etc., in gold.
Superb Giobu-nashiji.
Gold slide. Signed, Kaji-Kawa. Beautiful and
artistic
work.
543— Inro.
In
lacquer
incrusted
with
mother-of-pearl,
finished in the style called raden lacquer, or in-
crustation
of
smoothly and
The
mother-of-pearl,
which
is
inlaid
level with the surface of the lacquer.
interior decorated with
Tanzaku and
Shikishi
papers used for writing verses).
Rare
specimen.
Signed by Kin-koku, with seal mark.
The netsuke is carved with asa-gawo (morn(special
ing glory), with silver butterfly inlaid, made by
Giokuho-sai, An artistic gem in every way.
——
—
Inro.
544
Gold hirame-nashiji lacquer. Decorated with
and chrysanthemums, and bears the signaIvory and coral netsuke.
ture of Kaji-Kawa.
quails
Metal
slide.
Date, eighteenth century (early
part).
545— Inro.
.
The decoration of Mount
In gold lacquer.
Fuji and rising dragon in gold-powdered lacquer,
A
and silver grains covering top of Fuji.
specimen by Koma Kwansai, a lacquer
talent.
fully
End
Has
of eighteenth century.
carved netsuke and agate
slide,
fine
artist of
beauti-
and superb
Giobu-nashiji interior.
SUPERB LACQUERS
546
Perfume-Box.
In shape of three circles.
Gold lacquer.
oration of pink, fence, bridge, and
iris
Dec-
pencilled
in gold lacquer of various shades in successive
layers over togidashi
and
Interior
dull finish.
is
Early part of the eighteenth
of Nashiji lacquer.
century.
Height, 1%, inches
547
;
diameters, 4 inches and 3 inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer.
tsubaki
blossoms
Poem, plum
painted
various layers and shades.
flowers, cherry
in
and
gold lacquer of
Inside
is
decorated
with plants and kiku flowers over Nashiji backStork design decorates the rims.
ground.
Eighteenth century.
Height,
1%
inches
;
diameter, 4 inches.
548
— Box.
Shape of lotus-bud.
Gold lacquer.
Profuse
decoration of fan design, and birds, trees, and
landscapes, richly
painted in
various layers and
tints.
Height,
5
inches
gold lacquers of
diameter, 4 inches.
;
549— Box.
Drum-shaped. Extra tray inside. Gold lacPeony and Chinese grass design painted in
gold lacquer of various layers. Rooster of carved
silver, mounted on top of cover.
Ornamentation
quer.
of grain of
wood
and rooster
An
Height, 10 inches
is
is
;
carefully painted in
decorated with bamboo
gold lacquer.
in
shiji finish.
imitation
Tray
gold lacquer.
Interior
is
of
Na-
unusually fine work.
diameters, syi inches and S^A inches.
550— Box.
Gold lacquer. Temple drum,
and curtain designs, exquisitely
painted in gold lacquer in continuation on cover
and sides. Back of cover is pencilled with a hat
and musical instrument in minute design over
ishime gold lacquer background.
Interior and
Floral shape.
maple
trees,
rims finished in gold-leaf mosaic lacquer.
Eigh-
teenth century.
Height, 2 inches
diameters, 3 inches and
;
4^ inches.
551— Box.
Gold lacquer. Wild chrysanthemum and autumnal grasses on cover and sides, exquisitely
painted in gold lacquer of various layers and
tints, overNashiji background.
Back of cover is
painted with butterflies in powdered gold lacquer
over silver ishime lacquer background.
rim.
A
most
Silver
artistic
production.
Height, 2 inches
;
diameter, 4 inches and 4>^ inches.
—
552— Box.
The cover has
Gold Nashiji lacquer.
artistic
decoration
of a rising sun,
knotted cords design painted
a most
stork,
and
gold lacquer of
in
various layers and partly inlaid with leaf gold.
Back of cover is decorated with tiger, cow, and
rabbit (a part of the Zodiac signs) in gold lacquer.
Height, 1)4 inches
553
crests of Kiri, in
Interior, the imperial
;
diameter, 2 inches and
2^
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer. Decoration of boy seated on
a drum, beautifully carved and lacquered, the
Eighteenth
face and hand inlaid with ivory.
century.
Height, 2 inches
diameter, 2 inches.
;
554— Box.
Figure of Buddha painted in
Gold lacquer.
Muranashiji
gold lacquer in centre of the cover.
inside.
A very choice piece. Early
finish
eighteenth century.
Height,
i^
inches
diameter, 3 inches.
;
555— Box.
Four
quer.
Gold Nashiji lacsections, with cover.
Vines and bamboo fences painted in
powdered gold
lacquer.
Nashiji
finish
inside.
Eighteenth century.
Height, 2>^ inches
5^6
;
diameters,
2X
and
i^
inches.
—Box WITH Tray Inside.
Gold Nashiji lacquer. Pine trees, bamboos, and
plum trees exquisitely painted in gold lacquer
over Nashiji ground.
silver
rings
Interior
mounted
on
is
of Nashiji.
side.
Two
Seventeenth
century.
Height, 4 inches
;
diameters, 4>^ and 6 inches.
—
557— Box.
Chrysanthemum flowers beaudecorated in fine gold lacquer over black
polished lacquer body.
Black lacquer.
tifully
Eighteenth century.
Height,
% inch
;
diameters,
2H
^"^ 2>% inches.
558— Box.
Gold-leaf mosaic lacquer. Decoration of arrows
and holder, in powdered gold lacquer on top.
Figured flowers on sides, profusely painted in gold
lacquer.
Rings of silver
mounted on sides. Seventeenth century.
Height, 2 inches
559
;
diameters, 2^4^ and
8^
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer. Ceremonial hat, maple leaves,
and cord designs, exquisitely painted in gold
lacquer of various colors and in different layers,
the reserve space inlaid with gold-leaf mosaics.
A
tury.
rare piece.
Height,
560
I
inch
;
3^
diameter,
inches.
Box.
hats, profusely
Decoration
Black lacquer.
In three sections.
of
painted in gold lacquer of
various colors and in various layers, inside
hats
painted
details
in
rich
lacquer covers
A
gold
pattern
in
of
minutest
Fine Nashiji
Eighteenth century.
lacquer.
its interior.
very choice piece.
Height,
561
with diaper
2^
inches
;
2^
inches.
Box.
In two
lacquer.
sections (Jukobako).
Gold Nashiji
Landscape, admirably painted with gold
lacquers of various layers and shades on back-
—
ground of fine Nashiji lacquer. The sides and
back of the box are decorated with crests of a
Interiors are of Nashiji of high quality.
daimio.
An
exquisite piece of old
lacquer.
Height,
562
il4,
inches
;
diameter, 2 inches by 2}( inches.
— Box.
Decoration of a cere-
monial fan, beautifully painted
in finely
powdered
gold lacquer, and round the sides are decorations
of shippo designs, also in gold
Interior
of Nashiji.
is
Height, i}i inches
563
;
diameter,
2%
inches by
2^
inches.
— Box.
Diamond-shaped.
a
drum (emblemic
minutely painted
layers
is
and
Gold lacquer.
Rooster on
sign for peace), carefully and
in
gold lacquer of successive
in variously tinted lacquer.
of Nashiji of fine quality.
A
century.
Height,
564
powdered lacquer.
Interior
Early eighteenth
choice specimen.
I
inch
;
diameter,
2%
inches by 4 inches.
Tea-Caddy,
Gold lacquer.
Flowers in
and lacquered in various
inlay
mother-of-pearl
layers.
Flowing
stream decorated inside of cover in powdered
gold lacquer. Signed Korin.
Height, 3 inches
565
;
diameter, 234^ inches.
Perfume-Box.
is
in
Peony
flowers
Inside
Eighteenth century.
of Nashiji.
Height,
Gold lacquer.
gold lacquer on Nashiji ground.
Trefoil-shape.
on top
1%
inches
;
diameter, 2%, inches by 3|^ inches.
—
566
Perfume-Box.
vines
Basket, maples, and
decorated on cover
various colors.
Inside
is
gold
in
of Nashiji.
lacquer in
Eighteenth
century.
Height,
567
— Box
I
inch
;
diameter,
2^
inches.
WITH Tray.
Gold lacquer.
Charming decoration of chrysand stream scenery, most expainted in gold of fine quality and in
anthemum
quisitely
flowers
lacquer of various layers and
tints.
Floating
maple leaves beautifully rendered in gold lacquer on tray.
Nashiji lacquer covers interiors.
Unusually rich and choice example of seventeenth century.
Height, 2 inches
568
;
diameter,
2^
inches by 3 inches.
Picnic Box.
Gold Nashiji lacquer. Consisting of four large
and two small boxes, one sake holder, and eight
trays.
Silver handle with chased decoration.
Landscape, waterfalls, and figures in gold lacquer
over top.
The
sides are decorated with flowers
and birds in gold lacquer. The small boxes
and sake holder decorated with maple trees and
leaves
in
various
Early
lacquers.
eighteenth
century.
Height,
12%
inches
;
length, 12 inches
;
width, 8 inches.
569— Tray.
Square.
Black lacquer.
Cherry-blossoms of
Yoshino and river scenery artistically painted
in silver and gold lacquers.
Back of the rims is
decorated with cherry flowers
in silver lacquer.
Diameter, 7 inches square.
——
570
— Box.
In shape of koto (a musical instrument). Gold
Ornamentations of the box represent,
lacquer.
in details, various strings, cushions,
and grains
of wood, beautifully rendered in gold lacquer.
Height,
I
inch
;
length, 6 inches
;
width, lyi inches.
Sake Cup.
571
Gold
lacquer,
of
with
Dragon
background.
Tokugawa
vermilion
rich
in centre,
lacquer
and four
crests
family, exquisitely painted in gold
lacquer of fine quality.
Back
is
decorated with
pine trees, on deep red lacquer ground.
Diameter,
572
7^
inches.
— Box.
" Reeds and lightning-bugs
Gold lacquer.
Charmingly painted in black and gold
the bugs inlaid with mother-of-pearl,
lacquer
and night effect painted with artistic feeling. InSilverterior and bottom are of silver Nashiji.
mounted rims. A refined and rich example.
design."
;
Height,
573
2%
inches
;
width,
8^
inches
;
length,
9^
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Octagonal
in shape.
Flock of cranes on top,
grasses and river scenery around sides, in gold
lacquer.
Height, 2 inches
;
diameter,
4^
inches.
574— Box.
In four sections.
bamboo, and plum
Pine,
flowers, painted in continua-
tion over entire surface, in exquisite gold lac-
quer.
Inside
Height,
z%
is
inches
of Nashiji.
;
diameter,
2^ inches
hy 2}4 inches.
——
Perfume-Box.
575
Gold lacquer. Ceremonial hat, sho (a kind of
wind instrument), and maple leaves, painted in
gold lacquers of various layers and tints, and
partly inlaid with gold lacquer mosaics.
of Nashiji lacquer.
is
Height,
576
14^
inch
Inside
Eighteenth century.
;
—Box.
Extra tray inside. Gold lacquer.
and deer on cover, and stream
Most delicately and
scenery around the sides.
Fan-shaped.
Maple
trees
minutely painted, in extremely fine gold lacquer
Back of cover is
of various layers and tints.
One
painted with cherry-blossoms of Yoshino.
is painted with Chinese grass pattern, in
tray
Height,
577
1%
inches
diameter,
;
Eighteenth century.
2%
inches by
t\%, inches.
Perfume-Box.
peony,
Figured flowers of
Gold lacquer.
painted in gold lacquer, in various tints and in
pohshed gold lacquer. Nashiji lacquer inside.
Back of box also decorated in gold lacquer.
Eighteenth
Silver lacquer finish around rims.
century.
Diameter, 3>^ inches,
578
Perfume-Box.
Gold
Flowers
lacquer.
delicately
in
medallion
most
painted on top and round the sides
The ground design,
most carefully and minutely
Inside is of fine Natreated in gold lacquer.
An unusually choice example of
shiji lacquer.
in beautiful
gold lacquer.
of wood-grains,
is
Height,
1%
inches
;
diameter,
3^
inches by
3^
inches.
—
579
Perfume Cabinet.
Opening
divisions, consisting of nine
two
in
small drawers, one larger, two above and below
Decorations of water plants
the middle shelf.
over front, back, and sides, painted in gold lacquer in successive layers. Shakudo mountings.
The
" wood-grain " decoration
most
is
realistically
Eigh-
treated in togidashi, or polished lacquer.
A dainty piece of beautiful work.
teenth century.
Height, 3>( inches
580
;
width, 3 inches
;
length, 4 inches.
—Box.
Chrysanthemum
Spool-shaped.
flowers
on
and decorated in gold lacquer over background of gold ishim^ lacquer. Flat polished
Inside is of
gold-lacquer decoration on top.
sides,
Seven-
ishime gold lacquer inlaid with gold spots.
teenth century.
Height, 2i% inches; diameter, 3 inches.
581
Perfume-Box
.
An
Black lacquer.
exquisite decoration of a
carrying on his back a
sleeping boy,
basket
painted in fine powdered gold lacquer, and in
polished
togidashi, or
A specimen
Nashiji.
lacquer.
Interior
is
of
Seven-
of perfect beauty.
teenth century.
Height,
582
I
inch
;
2^
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold
in
lacquer.
Howo
bird, phoenix,
and waves
gold lacquers of successive layers, decorated
with great
terior
is
quality.
skill
and with minute
details.
Back of the box
also in similar finish
Figured flowers decorated around the rim.
dle of
Inte-
of gold lacquer mosaic inlay of best
A
rare
Mid-
piece
costly workmanship.
Height,
I
inch
;
of
—
583— Box.
In shape of ornamental
Plum
Gold lacquer.
powdered
ball.
flowers decorated on cover, in
Inside of each panel
gold lacquer.
is
decoration
of Chinese grass design and shippo pattern in
raised
Pine trees
gold lacquer.
round the
Inside
sides.
A
Nashiji of high grade.
workmanship.
Height,
584
i^
of
is
painted
are
exquisite
red
piece of magnificent
Eighteenth century.
inches
;
diameter,
3^
inches by 2%. inches.
Perfume-Box,
Gold and brown lacquer.
Cabbage leaves and
cherry blossom painted in gold lacquer of vari-
ous
tints,
and partly
An
saics.
inlaid with gold lacquer
mo-
exquisite specimen of lacquer work.
Height, 2j^ inches
diameter,
;
3^
inches.
585— Box.
Black lacquer.
tails,
Two sacred tortoises with
of various colors and in different layers.
of high quality covers
ination to details of
Height,
5 86
long
painted in a most careful manner in lacquers
workmanship
2^
inches
Nashiji
Close exam-
its interior.
is
suggested.
diameter, 3 inches.
;
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer.
In two sections, with tray.
An
old pine tree in powdered gold lacquer of successive layers, over
The
ground of gold lacquer
design continued on
rated.
A
rare
all
The
sides.
spots.
Fine red
tray similarly deco-
and choice example of early seven-
teenth century.
Height, 2>^ inches; diameter,
"iVz
inches by 4^^ inches.
—
587
Perfume-Box.
High
Nashiji lacquer.
form.
Figure of to-
shitoku delicately painted in gold lacquer.
The
pattern on drapery and expression of face are
admirably treated
is
Height, 3 inches
;
gold outlines.
in fine
of fine old Nashiji.
Inside
Date, probably 1650-1700.
diameter, 2%, inches by
3^
inches.
588— Box.
Gold lacquer. Fern leaves in rich gold lacquers
and around the sides.
Inscription signifying " For whose sake " painted
on cover in silver lacquer. Silver-mounted rims.
beautifully painted on top
Inside
A
Height,
589
is
most
Eighteenth century.
of Nashiji lacquer.
artistic piece.
2^
inches
diameter,
;
4%
inches by
5^
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Low
form.
Nashiji
lacquer.
The
contents
consisting of three fan-shaped boxes and one
round box. On cover is painted in lacquer, a
boy holding a cat. On cover of each smaller
box are paintings of chrysanthemum flowers
and grasses. Landscape decorated on cover of
the centre box.
Interiors are of Nashiji.
Seven-
teenth century.
Height,
590
I
inch
;
diameter,
4_J^ inches.
Perfume-Box.
In two sections.
Gold and black lacquer. Butand grasses in finest togidashi lacquer very
minutely and skilfully painted over the cover of
box, which is finished in most exquisite polished
gold lacquer. Inside is decoration of tomoye
crests (the family crest of the Daimios of Arima).
Waves, birds,
Silver mounting around the edge.
banboo leaves, and kiri flowers decorated round
The bottom also decorated with the
the sides.
terflies
—
crests design.
An
exceedingly rare and costly specimen.
Height, 3 inches
591
;
diameter, 4 inches by syi inches.
Perfume-Box.
Diamond-shaped. Gold Nashiji lacquer. Decof "cords and sacred ball" painted
on top and around sides in most careful manner
and with skill, showing various colors produced
The ball (emblem of wisdom)
in gold lacquer.
inlaid with gold lacquer mosaic, and lacquered in
oration
gold powdered lacquer. Extraordinary exInside is of
ample of minute lacquer work.
fine
Date, about 1650-1700.
Nashiji of high quality.
Height, 2 inches
592
;
diameter,
inches by 3>4 inches.
5
Perfume-Box.
In shape of three circles. Gold lacquer.
Chrysanthemum, iris, and cherry flowers in
powdered gold lacquer in successive layers over
The sides are
the ground of gold leaves inlay.
ornamented with profusion of plum flowers on
togidashi ground.
Height,
134^
inches
;
diameter,
4^
by
3^
inches.
593— Box.
Containing six small and one medium-sized
boxes for holding incense. Shippo decoration
Round edges
on cover in fine gold lacquer.
painted in gold lacquer and chrysanthemum
inlaid
with
Back of the cover is
painted with chrysanthemum flower and
river
flowers,
while the reserve space
is
gold-leaf mosaics.
scenery in gold lacquer.
Silver rim.
The
also
inside
boxes are painted with marvellous precision in
beautiful gold lacquer, and partly in mother-ofExceedingly
Eighteenth century.
pearl inlay.
choice example.
Height,
2X
inches
;
diameter,
t%
inches.
—
—
594— Box.
The
family crests of
Tokiigawa, on cover and on the corners, minutely
painted in rich gold lacquer, while the reserve
space is decorated with beautiful design of anFinished in gold lacquer
cient brocade pattern.
Back of cover and inside of
of various layers.
box are painted with bamboo, pine trees, stork,
and tortoise in finest gold lacquer, beautifully
outlined with fine lines over Nashiji background.
Exceedingly
rings.
example of seventeeth century lacquer.
Mounted with two shakudo
fine
Height, lYz inches
595
;
length, 834: inches
;
width, 7>^ inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold togidashi lacquer
trees and pines on
In shape of a book.
Plum
of the finest quality.
cover, minutely painted in togidashi lacquer over
of
surface
beautiful
shippo design, which
A
also finished in polished lacquer.
tation of
book design, rendered with most
Inside
tic skill.
is
is
gems
in Japan.
artis-
of Nashiji lacquer, over which
painted a grass design.
rare
is
perfect imi-
This
of this collection, and
one of the
seldom found
is
is
Probably early part of seventeenth
century.
Height, Yz inch
596
;
diameter, 2>^ inches by 3 inches.
Perfume-Box.
In shape of a book.
Gold lacquer of very high
trees on cover.
Yamabuki and cherry
quality.
Exquisitely painted in beautiful lacquer of gold
inlaid with mother-of-
powdering, and partly
pearl leaves, the
togidashi
terns.
background being finished
in
lacquer, decorated with shippo pat-
The whole decoration on
this
box
is
one
of the most delicately finished lacquer works of
the seventeenth century.
Height, Yi inch
;
diameter,
A gem of this collection.
2^
inches by
3^
inches.
—
597
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer. A New
most minutely
the figures and interiors
In shape of battledore.
Year reception
painted
in
of court nobles,
gold lacquer
of the palace and
tails,
all
;
other parts, in careful de-
Inrendered in exquisite gold lacquer.
decorated with designs of " paper-
teriors are
cord
" in fine
lacquer on Nashiji ground, four
A gem
small beads forming supports.
Height,
5^8
I
inch
Perfume-Box
diameter, ij( inches by i\% inches.
;
Compartments (Juko).
in
Gold Nashiji lacquer
In shape of war-fan.
of
of this
collection.
highest quality.
A
tray
inside
is
also
of
Peony flower and
Nashiji of highest quality.
grasses, exquisitely painted in lacquers of suc-
cessive layers over the
body
of Nashiji.
It is
a specimen of the finest quality in every respect,
and one of the pearls of the collection. Early
Height, 2)% inches
599
;
^%
inches.
Perfume-Box.
Gold lacIn two sections, with tray inside.
Peach trees and pines on cover
quer, powdered.
sides, painted in
and around the
powdered gold
Yamabuki tree
dull powdered gold
lacquer in successive layers.
and bamboo fence design
in
Interior
lacquer decorate the tray.
Nashiji lacquer.
Silver
is
of fine
mounts around the edge.
Latter part of eighteenth century.
Height, 3 inches
600
Perfume-Box
;
diameter, 4 inches.
in Sections (Juko),
A charming view of "the
Gold lacquer.
famous Yoshino cherry mountain " with its surrounding landscape, waterfall, houses, and full
—
blossoms of the cherry
trees, magnificently ren-
dered in costly gold lacquers of various layers,
the whole subject executed in minutest details,
and inlaid with gold lacquer mosaics. Interior
throughout
Height,
6oi
4^
is
inches
Nashiji lacquer.
of
length, S/4 inches
;
width,
;
Superb Perfume-Box (Makiye
Gold
inches.
Kara-bako ").
outer
Consisting of
Nashiji lacquer.
and a
case, three small boxes,
"
4>-2
"
tray.
Plum
trees
on the outside of
Round the body of box are painted iris
box.
and maple, and mandarin ducks in finest gold
powdered lacquer. The tray has decoration of
The three smaller
stork, tortoise, and pine tree.
boxes in decoration of chrysanthemum, yamabuki
and nightingale
flowers,
and
" decorated
pink, in gold lacquer painting.
In-
boxes are of best clouded Nashiji
An exceedingly choice example of
teriors of all
lacquer.
middle of seventeenth century.
Height, 2}4 inches
602
;
length, 4^4 inches
;
width, 2^{ inches.
Magnificent Gold Lacquer Box.
The cover representing a design
Jar-shaped,
wrapped and tied with
chrysanthemum, most
extravagantly embellished around its entire body
of " brocade covering,"
The
tassels.
in finest
flowers
of
gold lacquers in successive layers, giving
exquisite color effects of different flowers.
Inside
of the medallion decorations on the cover are
profusely painted, in finest gold lacquer, petals
of flowers and leaves in minutest detail, while the
reserve
mosaics.
care
and
spaces
are
artistic
with
inlaid
The whole design
skill.
is
gold
lacquer
treated with utmost
Interiors
are
of fine
Nashiji lacquer throughout.
Height, 12 inches
;
diameter, gj4 inches.
—
6o3
Daimio Manuscript Box (Rioshibako).
Aventurine lacquer. Decorated on the cover
and the sides with views of a palace and a garden, with streamlet, pine, and chrysanthemums
in
raised
The back
gold
lacquers
various
of
shadings.
shows a part of the palace
garden, a pair of oshidori (favorite garden birds),
and artificial fences, all finished in heavy layers
of gold and silver lacquers ; and a full moon,
which is incrusted with silver, is seen rising. A
box of this kind was made solely for the use of
the daimios and other nobles of Japan.
Notice
the perfection of drawing and absolute sharpness
of all the lines and minute details.
Seventeenth
of cover
century.
Height,
604
6%
inches
;
length,
ib%
inches
;
width, 13 inches.
Lacquer Box.
The
Fan-shape.
inside
is
lined with brilliant
lacquer of Nashiji gold, and the base
with the same.
The
is
covered
sides are treated in black,
with gold embellishments representing various
symbols used in temples. A cover, also with
black ground, has a lavish decoration in gold of
storks, turtles, trees in blossom, a running stream,
and clouds. The box was made in the eighteenth
century.
Height, 2 inches
605
;
diameter, 7 inches.
Lacquer Box of Leaf-Shape.
The sides ornamented with branches
pine tree.
The top treated in a war-fan
of the
design
with symbols added, such as are used in temples.
The
interior
is
in brilliant
gold lacquer, and the
base has a similar treatment.
It
was made
the eighteenth century.
Height,
1%
inches; diameter,
2%
inches.
in
———
6o6
Double Diamond-shaped Box.
It
has two compartments and cover. All in
The interior is covered through-
gold lacquer.
and reddish-gold
ornamented with pine
trees and various Japanese emblems of curios
and jewels, such as are found among temple
It is a beautiful work of the
decorations.
with
out
lacquer
brilliant
The
Nashiji.
exterior
is
eighteenth century.
Height,
607
2X
inches
;
diameter, 5 inches.
Prefume-Box (Kogo).
The form is of two chrysanthemum flowers.
Decorated with similar flowers in raised gold
lacquer on top of the cover, and the sides are
carefully painted with ferns in delicate tracings.
The
interior
good
of
is
aventurine
lacquer.
Height, 2 inches
608
;
length, 334; inches
;
width, 3 inches.
Wine-Cup.
The
outside
is
completely covered with
liant red lacquer, with
The
inside has a fine
Kuge (a noble
The modelling of
tion of an old
bril-
an inscription upon its base.
gold surface with a decoraof the court) with
these two figures
shows the artist to have been one of the first
It was produced in the eighteenth century.
rank.
retainer.
Diameter,
609
5^
inches.
Despatch-Box.
Black lacquer.
Decorated on cover and sides
with gourd, vines, and leaves in powdered gold
lacquer of various tints, the Japanese character
touki (moon) in silver ring in the leaves.
On
the interior of lid and other parts of box
is
a
—
mosaic incrustation.
silver
and
artistic
Has
cord and
silver rings for
silver
tassels.
bordering
A
highly-
piece of superb workmanship.
Eigh-
teenth century.
Height, 2 inches
610
— Two
;
9^
length,
inches
;
width, 2>^ inches.
Perfume-Boxes.
In shape of mandarin ducks.
Set in gold
lacquer tray with silver handle.
Gold Nashiji
lacquer of high quality.
The decorations of
boxes are minutely and carefully executed to
imitate the feathers and other designs on the
birds.
The tray decorated with aquatic plants
and stream scenery. Interiors of the boxes and
One
tray are of the best Nashiji.
of the most
magnificent Nashiji lacquer examples of seventeenth century.
Height, complete,
6n
5
inches
;
length, 6 inches
;
width, 5 inches.
Perfume-Box.
In two sections.
Diamond-shaped.
On
four small boxes and a tray.
Contains
the cover of
painted " a palace scenery and gar-
outer box
is
den "
most
of trees, such as pine and plums, in
full
artistic
manner,
Around the
exceedingly
in
fine
gold
box are decorations of landscape, garden with trees and birds, in
similar treatment.
The chrysanthemum flowers
in gold lacquer painted on tray, and partly in
lacquers.
mosaic
inlay.
The
are decorated with
in fine
sides of
covers of four small boxes
plum
gold lacquers.
of the best Nashiji lacquer.
of this laborious
and nightingale
all boxes are
matchless example
trees
Interiors of
A
and costly species of lacquer.
Height, 3 inches
;
diameter,
4^
inches by 5>^ inches.
———
6i2
Despatch-Box.
Skilfully decorated with chess-
Black lacquer.
men
toned gold and
The
in silver.
Height,
interior
is
of fine
aventurine lacquer.
613
and low-
in irregular positions, in yellow
i^
inches
;
diameter,
q%
inches.
Perfume-Box (Kogo).
In shape of au itomaki, or spool. Has two compartments, carefully lacquered in graded powthe
dered gold to imitate a spool of thread
;
interior of both
bottom of the box and the
com-
partments are finished with exceedingly fine gold
Sevenaventurine lacquer. Very choice piece.
teenth century.
Height, 2j( inches; diameter,
614
2,14.
inches.
Incense-Burner.
Pagoda or castle shape. Decorated with pine,
bamboo, and plum trees. It has three drawers
The side
well fitted and beautifully decorated.
of top part is mounted with openwork silver.
All the interiors are in gold aventurine.
Early
eighteenth century.
Height,
615
6^
inches
;
length,
t%
inches
;
width,
2,%.
inches.
Oblong Box.
Exceedingly fine gold aventurine lacquer
Decorated with bamboo and sparrows, in various layers of powered gold on yellow
Has metal mountings on
Nashiji background.
throughout.
all
the bottom corners.
A
splendid work of the
Height, 4 inches
615*
;
length, 9 inches
;
width, "]% inches.
Superb Perfume-Box.
Gold lacquer.
Made
in
two
sections, with
outer cover and a stand.
The lower
contains four small boxes.
Magnificent decora-
section
—
and mountain scenery, most
tion of maple-trees
elaborately painted
in
gold lacquers of finest
quality over the cover and entire surface of the
The
box.
cherry,
four boxes inside are decorated with
wistaria,
iris,
delicately rendered
the
chrysanthemum
in
stream scenery
in
flowers
gold lacquer,
beautiful
togidashi
lacquer,
other parts in gold lacquer mosaic inlay.
teenth century.
Height, 4 inches
616
;
length, 5%" inches
;
and
Seven-
width, 5 inches.
Diamond-shape Box of Two Compartments.
The lower one contains four diamond-shaped
boxes the upper one a tray. The small boxes
;
are ornamented with branches of the cherry tree
and birds arranged so as to make a continuous
pattern extending from one box to the other.
The
outside presents a series of landscapes with
The top has
mountains, trees, and birds.
a pic-
summer-house and garden,
ture of a Japanese
in
front of which are trees with birds in the branches.
The
entire embellishment of this
The
gold lacquer.
finest
box
is
of the
different shades of gold
are so artistically applied that effects of light and
produced with unusual
made in the beginning
of the eighteenth century, and represents the
highest degree of skill in lacquer making.
A
shade
in perspective are
The
success.
object was
matchless work.
Height,
617
—A
2^
inches
;
diameter,
5^
inches.
Lacquer Box consisting of Two Compart-
ments and Tray.
It
used
has an elaborate cover.
in
a daimio's
of jewels.
The
gold lacquer.
interior
The
The
object
residence for the
is
was
keeping
lined with fine plain
exterior
is
covered
with
greenish-black lacquer ornamented with blossoms
—
and flowers
gold and silver lacquer.
in
It is
beautiful specimen of decorated work, and
produced
the
in
early part of
the
a
was
eighteenth
century.
Height,
61
2%
inches
diameter, 6 inches.
;
8— Box.
"A
Helmet," deco-
rated in centre of the cover, in finest powered gold
lacquer,
and carefully executed with the utmost
the reserve space covered with the design
called " shippo tsunagi," also in gold lacquer on
skill,
black lacquer ground.
Interiors are of the finest
Muranashiji. Between the corners are decorations
and inlay of gold and lacquer mosaics
Middle of seventeenth century.
Height,
619
i^
inches
;
length,
8^
inches
inlay.
width, 8 inches.
;
Smoker's Cabinet.
Gold Nashiji lacquer of finest quality. Decoplum trees and pine needles most artisti-
ration of
cally rendered in gold lacquer over entire surface
of cabinet, which
is
covered with costly Nashiji
lacquer of greenish-yellow tone.
Silver char-
openwork design of
plum blossom, beautifully incised and chased.
coal holder, with cover of
The
silver ash holder, with silver cover, similarly
decorated.
ash.
A
silver stick
used for decorating
Four
mounted
mounted with silver.
Silver handle.
on corners.
Rims
are also
silver racks
Interiors are of Nashiji finish.
A
drawers similarly decorated.
The
three small
rare
and costly
example of early seventeenth century.
Height, 8 inches
620
;
length,
9^
inches
;
width,
5^
inches.
Cabinet.
Old Chinese red lacquer. Tsubaki flowers
shibayama style on top. Around
The door
sides are decorations of plum trees.
incrusted in
—
Chinese
decorated with
garden
scenery and
houses, in bold incrustation of mother-of-pearl.
Has
six small
drawers and a
door is etched
Kang-hsi.
Height, 9 inches
621
;
lo^
length,
The back
shelf.
"landscape."
with
inches
of
Probably
width, "]% inches.
;
— Box.
Gold Nashiji lacquer of the
finest
quality.
Bamboo and sparrows on cover and around
Most
sides.
quers
artistically
the background
over
Interior
Nashiji.
of yellowish-gold
of the finest gold Nashiji
One
of yellowish tone.
this costly
is
the
decorated in gold lac-
of the best examples of
Early seventeenth
Nashiji lacquer.
century.
Height,
622
— Box
4X
inches
length, g inches
;
;
width,
T%
inches.
WITH Tray.
shape of wood bundle. Gold lacquer.
Landscape, houses, cherry blossom, and pine
trees, exquisitely rendered in raised gold lacquer,
In
and
in
gold lacquer mosaic
inlay.
Around the
sides are decorated in imitation of fagot bundles
with cord-knots, also in gold raised lacquer in
The tray is decorated with
successive layers.
gold lacquer of
leaves.
raft,
Inside
is
waves, cherry and maple
Latter
Nashiji.
of fine old
part of seventeenth century.
Height, 3 inches
623
Perfume-Box
;
length, 6 inches
;
width,
4%
inches.
in Sections (Juko).
Over-wrapping cover. Black lacquer. A tray
Profuse embellishment of " plum blossoms " in exquisite gold lacquers and in goldleaf inlay, richly painted on ground of gold lacquer sprinkling. Interior throughout is of Murainside.
nashiji
Two
lacquer.
silver clasps
on
sides.
Latter part of seventeenth century.
Height,
3%
inches
;
length, 6 inches
;
width, 5 inches.
—
624
Despatch-Box.
Cherry flowers in
togidashi lacquer, profusely painted over entire
surface of box
maple leaves
;
in
Nashiji inside.
Unusually
the edges being decorated with
Silver rings mounted on
sides.
specimen of eighteenth century.
fine
Height, Yz inch
625
Slight
;
Stand.
Gold lacquer. Landand garden of cherry and pine trees in
gold lacquers of various layers and shades, exquisitely rendered with artistic skill. Silver mounting
around the corners, in design of cherry flowers.
Back of the stand is covered with fine Nashiji
lacquer.
A fine example of rich old lacquer.
Five legs supporting.
scape,
Height,
626
1%
inches
;
diameter, \o)i inches.
Cabinet.
Black lacquer of finest quality. Profuse embellishment of " fan designs," which are painted
in finest gold lacquers, covers its entire surface
of mirror-black lacquer.
Inside of each fan
is
painted in gold lacquer, with birds, flowers, trees,
on Nashiji ground. Interiors of compartments,
drawers, and doors are finished with finest gold
Has two drawers and two
Nashiji lacquer.
separate shelves inside of cabinet, beautifully
and Nashiji
finished in finest gold lacquer
quer.
The lower drawer
is
fitted
lac-
with writing
two brushes,
all of which
bear similar design to the cabinet.
A most
refined example of great rarity.
Probably
materials, consisting of ink-stone,
silver water-holder in
shape of fan,
middle of seventeenth century.
Height, 16 inches
;
width, 18 inches
;
length, 10 inches.
——
627
Superb Gold Nashiji Lacquer Stand.
With four curved legs
An
frame.
storks,
set in square skeleton
emblematical design of " pine trees,
and bamboo,"
in finest gold lacquer, ex-
travagantly decorated around the sides and top.
The
trunks of trees inlaid with gold
leaves, while the stream scenery
is
mosaic
finished
polished gold lacquers in various layers.
top panel of the stand
The
is
in
The
a marvel of good work.
four panels beneath the top are similarly
painted in gold lacquer, with storks, pine trees,
and bamboo leaves.
rarity and importance,
species
of
lacquer.
A
grand
piece, of
of this laborious
Middle
of
great
and costly
seventeenth
century.
Height, 17 inches
628
;
diameter at top, 10 inches square.
Superb Gold Lacquer Cabinet of "The Game
OF Incense."
" Togidashi and takamakiye " gold lacquer
cover its entire surface. Profusely decorated over
this magnificent gold lacquer with the " autumnal
grasses," and minutely painted with the utmost
precision and artistic
skill.
There are twenty-two jetons for ten persons,
and ten perfumes in wood, decorated with flowers
and numerals. In playing this game ten persons
sat around an incense-burner, in which was
burned an incense perfume. Each person had
then to guess the particular perfume, which was
called seeing a perfume and if he guessed rightly
his numbered jeton, containing the name of the
perfume and the number, was put to his credit in
the game. This game was one which was confined
to the wealthy and aristocratic classes of Japan.
Besides twenty-two jetons above mentioned,
the contents consisted of one tattbox, one bronze
;
holder, one
shakudo ash decorator, pair
sticks,
one tongue, one needle,
all
bearing crests of
Tokugawa family.
The incrusted and lacquered
on
illustrations
the covers of these boxes refer mostly to mediaeval tales of
Japanese chivalry, such as told
in
famous romances of '' Genji Monogatari."
This incense game was most in vogue during
the
latter part of fifteenth century,
when the
sense was raised to the level of a fine
dur-
Has antique
ing the seventeenth century.
brocade case and black lacquer case.
silk
Height, 9 inches
—A
One
made
of the finest examples of gold lacquer
629
olfactory
art.
;
width, io)4 inches
;
depth,
5^
inches.
Gold Lacquer Marriage Service of
33
Pieces.
Designed
Kuwana, a
and
executed for the Prince of
relative of the Prince of Satsuma, as
a gift to the son of the latter on his marriage
with Kuwana's daughter in a.d. 1642.
consists of
a.
:
The
set
/.
q.
Four smaller
Two
cases.
boxes, black lacquer, with
Kuwana
crests only.
This superb gift was imported in its entirety
from Japan in 1889 by the owner. A series of
unusual and fortunate circumstances contributed
the
to
ultimate possession
the quality of the gold
and
exquisite
of
aventurine
decorations
various objects in pine (sho),
and plum
(bai) trees, or the
ness of the
in this
is
made
set, it
is
Whether
it.
Nashiji or the
bamboo
in
lavish
of
the
(chiku),
unusual complete-
probably without an equal
country or in Europe, and this statement
after careful
and repeated
inquiries
and
searches for the whereabouts of similar treasures,
of people and
in
places,
by
whom
and where
such examples of supreme art are likely to be
possessed or found.
The carved and engraved silver mountings
which embellish a number of the pieces are
beautifully conceived and wrought, and these
and each of the thirty-one pieces of gold lacquer
bear in
many
places the crests in gold of the
ennobled houses of Satsuma and Kuwana. Even
the brushes and pencils used for writing and for
other purposes (which will be found
in
one or
more of the cabinets) have the crests in gold,
and the groundwork of all the pieces is of gold
Two
Nashiji of the brightest and purest quality.
boxes (which make up the number of thirty-three
pieces) are of black lacquer, having the crests in
gold of
add
Kuwana
only.
These two boxes, which
historical interest to the whole,
belonged to
the Princess before her marriage, and therefore
bear only her
and
own
family crest.
tassels are affixed to
many
Solid silk cords
of the boxes,
and
these again lend additional beauty to this charm-
ing and unique possession.
——
630
Writing-Case.
Decorated with
Black togidashi lacquer.
Howo
birds in gold lacquer in togidashi or polished
style. On the interior are seen bamboo, sparrows,
and the roof of a straw thatched house, in raised
powdered gold lacquer on the Nashiji back-
Has
ground.
ink-stone.
1700.
A
highly
example.
artistic
Height, i|^ inches
63 1
Water-holder of bronze
About
shape of melon.
in
width, 8)4 inches
;
length, 9 inches.
;
Writing-Case.
Decorated with "a plum tree
Black lacquer.
with red blossoms and poem-papers in gold and
upon which are
silver lacquers
short verses.
ese,
Interior
written, in Japan-
decorated with
is
poem expressing a sentiment on blooming flowers
written in black lacquer letters.
Ink-stone.
water-holder in shape of folded paper."
undoubted work of Koma, and bears
natures,
Koma
632
;
length,
The
his sig-
Eighteenth century.
Kiu-haku.
Height, ij^ inches
Silver
9^
inches
;
width, 6 inches.
Writing-Case.
In shape of koto (a musical instrument).
Gold
Decorated with gold lacquer of various
kinds, imitating the grains of wood, strings, and
other figured designs, most accurately executed.
lacquer.
The back is decorated
moon which is
crescent
partly
in
Ink-stone.
with plum branch and
overlaid with silver and
mosaic gold lacquer inlaid ground.
Bronze water-holder in shape of a
melon, with leaves.
Interior
kane gold lacquer. Inlaid
An
is
of ishim^
Silver
finish.
and kiririmmed.
exquisite piece of costly lacquer work.
Early
eighteenth century.
Height,
2^
inches
;
length, I2j4f inches
;
width, 6 inches.
—
—
633
Writing-Case.
A
Black lacquer, with gold lacquer decoration,
bridge and cherry trees with blossoms, and the
family crests of
cover.
On back
Tokugawa decorated on
is
the
seen a fishing party with net
throwing, near willow tree, in gold lacquer beautifully executed on Nashiji ground.
Ink-stone.
Water-holder of bronze in shape of flower. A
work of the highest quality. End of seventeenth
century.
Height, 2 inches
634
;
length,
9^
inches
;
width,
8^
inches.
Writing-Case.
Palm leaves and fence design in raised gold
lacquer.
Back of the cover is painted with
landscape, with cherry trees and stream scenery
in
gold lacquer on Nashiji background.
stone.
Nashiji.
Water-holder.
A
rare
Interior
and highly
The
of
artistic
the
Inkfinest
specimen of
firmness and grace of
whole decoration are not to be overlooked.
Height, 2 inches
635
;
length, 10 inches
;
width, 9 inches.
Writing-Case.
Gold Nashiji lacquer. Landscape, with its
aged and young pine trees, cherry blossom, and
wave decoration, exquisitely rendered in raised
and powdered gold lacquers. The back of cover
is decorated with pine trees, plum, and bamboo
(emblems of prosperity and long life) in gold
Interior of box is
lacquer of the finest quality.
also decorated with similar subject on Nashiji
ground. The corners of box and ink-stone also
covered
with
dull-gold
chased silver water-holder.
lacquer.
The
Beautifully
Nashiji lacquer
covers the backs of box and ink-stone.
It is
a
—
work of surpassing beauty and
finish.
Probably
early seventeenth century.
Height, 2 inches
636
length, qyi inches
;
;
width,
lO^
inches.
Writing-Case.
Flowers of
Dull powdered gold lacquer.
chrysanthemum and stream decoration magnificently treated in gold lacquer of several kinds
and
tints.
On
santhemum
the back of cover
decorated on the
slight
is
seen chry-
stages, similarly
flowers in various
Nashiji background.
Gold lacquered ink-stone. Solid silver waterholder in design of chrysanthemum flower. Interior of box is also decorated with chrysanthemum flower. A remarkable specimen of elaborate work.
and
The minutest
internally,
decorates
finish,
both externally
this
supreme work.
Height, 2 inches
637
;
length,
9^
inches
width, 8|^ inches.
;
Writing-Case.
Black lacquer, with gold-lacquer decoration.
Musical instrument " Biwa," and " pair bells,"
decorated on cover
kinds
is
in
gold lacquer of various
'
Decoration of
'
biwa
"
exquisitely designed in gold relief, while the
bells are finished in dull yet rich
gold powdering.
Back of cover is decorated with " No " dancer's
hat, robe, and flute, in gold lacquer over Nashiji
lacquer ground.
Brocade design on the robe most
accurately executed in finest lacquer.
Inside of
the box also decorated with a drum, exquisitely
in gold lacquer, with strings and
Ink-stone covered on back with Nashiji.
Water-holder of silver, in design of crescent
ornamented
cords.
moon, set in shakudo mount. Antique silk bag
accompanies this case. A piece of highest type
of courtly luxury.
Height,
2%
inches
;
length,
ioj!4!'
inches
;
width,
9X
inches.
—
638
Writing-Case.
Yamabuki
Gold lacquer.
gold
scenery
in
overlay,
artistically
On
back
is
flowers,
wavy stream
and mother-of-pearl
decorated on the cover.
lacquer,
seen a profuse decoration of wild
chrysanthemum flowers and bamboo
fence, ex-
quisitely treated in solid gold of finest quality.
Interior, as well as
ilarly
on two trays
inside, are sim-
decorated with flowers and stream design,
with utmost artistic
Back of ink-stone
skill.
is
covered with gold mosaic lacquer. Bronze waterholder, in shape of chrysanthemum flower, set in
silver
A
mount.
remarkably
characters and quality.
Height,
639
2%
inches
fine
length, <)% inches
;
work
in all its
;
width, 9 inches.
Writing-Case.
Black togidashi lacquer. Decorated on the
cover with subject representing " General Yori-
tomo and
base of
his attendants passing in front of the
'Fuji-san'
on their hunting-trip,"
gold and silver lacquer of togidashi
finish.
in
On
back of the cover are seen the two figures of
famous warriors, Yoshitsun6 and Benkei, near
Fuji-san, also in togidashi lacquer.
of decoration
is
The
subject
intended to be seen as a continu-
ation from cover to the back of box.
Back of
the cover and interior of box are decorated with
autumnal grasses, in togidashi lacquer, executed
A box of great
in most tasteful workmanship.
beauty and refinement, and attributed to Shunsho.
Height,
640
i^
inches
;
length, 9 inches
;
width,
%%
inches.
Writing-Case.
" Pine tree and stork," in
and powdered gold lacquer, and in gold
Black lacquer.
raised
lacquer mosaic-leaf inlay
;
the
stream
design
—
finished in togidashi
lacquer
the cloud effect
;
powdered gold lacquer, and partly in gold
mosaic inlay. Between the narrow lines around
edge decorated with grass pattern, with delicate
touches in gold lacquer. Back of cover is decorated with plum and pine trees, beautifully produced in raised and powdered gold lacquer.
Interior of box is similarly decorated in gold
in
lacquers
of
Ink-stone
quality.
finest
covered with gold lacquer.
Back of stone
chased.
lacquer.
work
Height,
641
is
finished
inches
length,
;
10^
and
of Nashiji
This box
Date, about 1650- 1700.
of greatest beauty
i^
of
shape of plum blossom, beautifully
in
silver,
partly
Water-holder,
is
a
finish.
inches; width, S}4 inches.
Superb Writing-Table.
Oblong shape, on four
Black lacquer.
feet.
Richly and elaborately ornamented with land-
and plum tree
scape, running stream, pine
blossom, storks, and cloud forms,
executed
finest
in
all
in
artistically
Reverse is of the
Mountings of repousse silver.
gold lacquer.
Nashiji.
Height,
642
5
inches
;
length, 23 inches.
Writing-Case.
Gold lacquer. Decorated with stork, pine
plum trees with blossoms, in exceedingly
trees,
fine
gold lacquers of different layers, variously
shaded; the storks
lay,
plum
trees
in silvery
and flowers
and stream scenery
in
gold lacquer overin
raised
lacquer,
togidashi lacquer.
All
these are rendered in wonderful workmanship.
Gold
cilled
lines
in
on wave design are accurately penNarrow lines between the
lacquer.
edges are inlaid with silver wire in absolutely
and partly covered with rich dull-
straight lines
——
On
gold lacquers.
back of the cover
is
seen a
decoration of waves and chidori birds incrusted
the moon
in gold lacquers of various tones
;
above, incrusted in solid silver
also in silver incrustation.
;
and waves below,
Inscription in Japan-
ese letters, incrusted in silver over Nashiji back-
A
ground.
tray inside
and chidori birds
in
silver inlay.
in
decorated with waves
gold lacquer
;
cloud effect
Ink-stone, covered partly with
Bronze water-holder in circular
gold lacquer.
shape. This rare, colored, and most artistic piece,
is
an extraordinarily fine example of the greatest
lacquerer, Masatsune, of the school of Igarashi,
sixteenth century, and the case bears his signature in inside left-hand corner of the box.
Height, 2 inches
643
;
length,
q%
inches
width, %}( inches.
;
Box (Sageju).
Design represents peony flowers. Decorated
with similar flowers and with leaves in successive
layers of vermilion red and various shades of
Picnic
high-grade gold powdered lacquer. It has five
compartments, most profusely decorated in rich
gold lacquer of various shades. The furnishings
consist of a sold silver sake bottle in peony
design, a solid silver tray in trefoil design, and
six lacquered trays in shape of peony flowers,
with decoration of similar flower in rich gold
The
lacquer, and backs in gold aventurine.
is decorated with two large peony flowers,
executed most luxuriously and artistically and
the handle is of silver, chased, and carved with
top
;
lions.
A
superb work of the eighteenth century.
Height, 14 inches
644
;
width, 16 inches.
Cabinet.
Gold lacquer. Decorated on top with peacock
and peahen in gold lacquer in relief. Around
—
sides
and back of the cabinet are seen
storks,
also in gold
flocks of
Flying doors
lacquer.
in
front decorated with grapes and vines in gold
and mother-of-pearl inlay over dull
powdered gold lacquer. Front of the lower
drawer decorated with oshidori, or mandarin,
ducks in gold lacquer and in mother-of-pearl
lacquer
Five small drawers inside, having silverinlay.
bronze handles, decorated with landscapes and
figures
in
Backs of the front doors
lacquer.
painted in lacquer with Fuji-san and sailing junks.
Has lock and key. Raised stand with a drawer.
Height complete, 24 inches.
Height, 21 inches
645
;
width, 14 inches.
Wrtting-Case.
Black lacquer chrysanthemums in raised gold.
646^-LACQUER Despatch-Box.
Fans
647
in gold.
Nashiji ground,
Lacquer-Box.
Square,
flat
shape.
648
Sake-Bowl.
Covered with a
orated with a
and decchrysanthemum,
fine Nashiji lacquer,
Togukawa
and running water
649
Black lacquer ground, gold
Nashiji inside.
flowers, clouds, etc.
in
crest,
gold lacquer,
Manuscript-Box,
Rich gold aventurine lacquer throughout, decmany positions, and these
orated with fans, in
are again decorated with pine trees, cherry trees,
maple
trees,
and waves
in
powdered gold and
gold of various colors, most superbly wrought.
—
650
Screen.
Gold lacquer.
Portrait of Jurojin in gold
admirably painted on beautiful gold
lacquer background on one side.
The reverse
side is decorated with a grand scenery of Chinese
lacquer,
landscape after a painting of great Sesshiu, in
beautiful togisdashi lacquer on the
background
Between, the corners
of frames are decorated with Chinese grass designs, and the lower parts in dull powdered gold
of mirror.
Black lacquer.
An
lacquer.
lacquer
exquisite specimen of this costly
work.
Sawada
Signed,
Sotakusai,
Tokio.
Height, i6}4 inches
;
width, 13 inches.
CINNABAR LACQUER
653
Grand Cinnabar Lacquer-Box,
Elaborate decoration
Chinese characters
of
and peaches on top of cover and around the
body, most carefully carved and lacquered in
Between the two bands,
exquisite red lacquer.
decorations of pomegranates, beautifully carved
and lacquered with the utmost
Has
plain black lacquer.
wood.
Most magnificent example
nese cinnabar lacquer.
Interior
skill.
raised stand of
is
of
ebony
of early Chi-
Probably early part of
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1723.
Height with stand, 12 inches
654
;
Imperial Cake-Box.
Tall
octagonal
Cinnabar
shaped.
lacquer,
elaborately carved with panel designs of storks,
floral scrolls,
and symbols cut
gilded ground. Wan-li.
tion
and
seal
in
high
relief
on a
Incised and gilt inscrip-
mark underneath
Height, 10 inches
;
foot.
—
X^55-(-Cinnabar
Ny
Lacquer- Vase.
Ovoid-shaped, with sceptre handles connecting
N^
Elaborate and beautifully
shoulder with neck.
carved decoration of
floral scrolls,
foliated bands, all executed in high
diapered ground.
656
the
Morgan
relief
on a
Ch'ien-lung.
Height,
From
archaic and
11%
inches.
collection.
—Box.
Antique Chinese cinnabar lacquer.
Chinese
palace and garden scenery, elaborately carved in
relief
Around the
and lacquered.
sides
carved with peony flowers and leaves
are
in relief
Has inscription " Ta ming
and lacquered.
Yung-lo nien che," 1403-1425, etched on back
An
of the box.
exceedingly rare specimen.
Height, 3 inches
657
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Tray.
Chinese cinnabar lacquer.
Octagonal
Chinese grass pattern boldly carved
style, in
lacquers.
high
relief,
in shape.
in guri-bori
showing various layers of
is a bold and ex-
The whole work
quisite illustration of this description of lacquer,
and belongs to the period of the Ming dynasty,
Yung-Ching, 1723-1736.
658
Cabinet.
in
Has
cinnabar lacquer.
cover
is
profusely
Separate stand also
four drawers.
decorated and carved
The
with
and fruits of the pomegranate,
symbolic carving of " Ju " (longevity), and signs
Sides of the
of divinations and other objects.
flying bats, sprays,
cabinet and stand are decorated with minute geometrical designs, having bats in gilded metal for
handles.
lung,
1
Rare example of the period of Keen-
736-1 796.
Height,
4%
inches
;
diameter, 8j^ inches square.
659
— Box.
Chinese cinnabar lacquer. Bird and pomeall over the box, carefully carved in re-
granate
lief
and beautifully lacquered.
Probably early
part of Ch'ien-lung (1736-1796).
Height, 3 inches
660
diameter,
;
4X
by
3X
inches.
— Box.
Peony and plum
and chrysanthemum deeply carved in
relief on all parts of box and on each compartment. The background is decorated in archaic
design, carefully carved and lacquered.
A fine
example of Yung-Ching (1723-1736).
In two sections and cover.
flowers
Height,
661
S%
inches
diameter,
;
4^
inches square.
— Box.
Superb old Chinese cinnabar lacquer. Flowers
peony carved deeply in relief with great
artistic skill and best workmanship.
The whole
design is the work of a masterly hand. This
specimen should be carefully examined by conProbably Keen-lung
noisseurs and collectors.
of
(1736-1796).
Height,
662
2j/2
inches
;
diameter, 4 inches.
— Box.
Chinese cinnabar lacquer. Peony flowers and
all over the box, exquisitely carved in low
Probably Keenrelief with great skill and taste.
leaves
lung (1736-1796).
Height,
663
A
rare
1%
and choice
inches
;
piece.
diameter, 3 inches.
— Box.
Chinese cinnabar lacquer. Figures and tree
and gourd decorations beautifully and artistically
carved and lacquered. Also " waves " design is
Keen-lung (i 736-1 796).
exquisitely carved.
Height,
I
inch
;
diameter, 2j( inches.
664— Box.
Cinnabar lacquer. Chinese garden scenery,
palm trees, and figures exquisitely carved in high
relief
A
over finely carved background.
fine
piece.
Height,
665
2^
inches
diameter,
;
5^
inches.
— Box.
Pomegranate and peony
and lacquered in
Cinnabar lacquer.
flowers, deeply carved in relief,
Around
various layers.
Chinese
letters "
Ju
Height,
sides are carved with
" (longevity).
1^4.
inches
;
diameter, 4 inches.
666— Box.
Chinese Cinnabar lacquer. Flowers of chryprettily carved in flat relief.
A bit
santhemum
Keen-lung
of choice work.
Height,
667
(i
^ inch
;
736-1 796).
diameter, 2 inches.
—Box.
Figure of Hotei
seated on a bag, carved and lacquered in green
and red lacquers.
Height, yi inch
;
diameter, 3 by 2 inches.
668— Box.
trees
deeply carved
quered.
in
Figures and pine
relief
and
Early part of Keen-lung
Height,
1%
inches
;
(i
diameter,
richly
lac-
736-1 796).
3^
inches.
—
FOURTH AFTERNOON'S SALE
Friday, April
J
3th
BEGINNING AT 2.30 O'CLOCK
CABINET OBJECTS
669
Wine-Cup,
Semi-eggshell
period.
souffle glaze of
mark
670
porcelain
Outside, covered
of
the
with
Sang-de-Boeuf
a
tint.
Yung-Cheng
monochrome
Six-character
pencilled in blue.
Eggshell Wine-Cup.
Decoration
of
turbulent
water
flowers in underglaze cobalt blue.
and
lotus
Leaf symbol
in pale-blue.
67 1
Brush-Holder.
Quadrilateral.
Flowers and landscapes
in deli-
cately painted enamel colors in four oblong white
panels.
Coral-red ground, with
floral scroll in
gilding.
672
Eggshell Wine-Cup.
Decorated with the phoenix and dragon. The
of the Emperor and Empress of China
emblem
pencilled in fine cobalt blue under the glaze.
—
673
Snuff-Bottle.
Mustard yellow
674
glaze.
Snuff-Bottle.
Pierced design of the eight Buddhistic symbols carved in low relief and enamelled in various
Ch'ien-lung,
colors.
1
736-1 795.
Seal
mark
in
coral-red.
675
Wine-Cup.
Semi-eggshell
porcelain
of
the
Ch'ien-lung
Outer surface cover with pure white
glaze, etched in wave design. Decorated with
equestrian figure and symbols.
period.
676
Miniature Ovoid Vase.
Decoration of band of
Pure white porcelain.
various vases, and border of sceptre-head scrolls
in bright
foot.
677
enamel
Teakwood
Shou mark underneath
colors.
stand.
Wine-Cup.
Pure white eggshell porcelain of the Yungperiod. Nanten tree in blossom, and poem
underglaze blue, brown, green, and yellow
Cheng
in
enamels.
678
Six-character
mark pencilled
in blue.
Eggshell Wine-Cup.
Decoration of tree
poem
blue.
in
in
blossom,
bright enamel colors and
shrubs,
and
underglaze
Six-character mark.
679~MiNiATURE Vase.
Bottle-shaped.
Exquisitely painted decoration
of butterflies, flowers, and blossoms in natural
colors.
Teakwood
stand.
——
68o
Quadrilateral Wine-Cup.
Exquisitely painted
decoration
of
miniature
garden and domestic scenes in finely
combined enamel colors. Inside covered with
figures,
turquoise souffle glaze.
68i
Miniature Gallipot.
Decoration of dragon amid clouds, and tiger
copper-red and underglaze blue. Teakwood
in
stand.
682
Perfume-Burner.
Decoration of equestrian figures and landscape
deep cobalt-blue
in
683
glaze.
Openwork
silver cover.
Wine-Cup.
Pure white porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Decorated with exquisitely painted figure of
richly robed female and branches of blossoms.
Seal
684
mark
in coral-red,
Libation-Cup.
Fashioned after an ancient bronze.
Outer
surface of deep chocolate color and pencilled in
gold with
floral scrolls
turquoise-blue glaze.
685
— Two
and
fret
borders
Ch'ien-lung.
;
within,
Seal mark.
Octagonal Tea-Cups.
Pure white porcelain of semi-eggshell texture.
Sprays of various flowers exquisitely painted
delicate
Seal
686
enamel
colors.
mark pencilled
in
Tao-Kuang, 1821-1850.
in coral-red.
Rouge-Box.
Clear white porcelain. Five-clawed two-horned
dragons,
amid cloud forms and
artistically painted
1736-1795.
in
Teakwood
coral-red.
stand.
fire
emblems,
Ch'ien-lung,
——
Libation-Cup.
687
Shape of grape leaf. Plum-color glaze. Within,
emerald green, with squirrel modelled in
high relief and clusters of grapes in low relief.
Carved teakwood
Yung-Cheng, 1 723-1735.
brilliant
stand.
Incense-Burner.
688
Low
glaze,
form on tripod. Covered with iron-rust
and decorated with symbols and fret bor-
ders pencilled in gold.
Wan-li,
Four-character mark of
Finely carved teakwood
1573-1619.
stand.
689
— Small
Ovoid Vase.
Of the Ch'ien-lung
fashioned
period,
after
Decorated with archaic
designs, in two shades of blue etched outlines.
Finely carved teakwood stand.
ancient bronze model.
;
Small Tray.
690
Circular-shaped.
Yung-Cheng
period.
Clear white porcelain of the
Within, a floral medallion,
painted in brilliant enamel colors, with band of
Six-character mark
palmations round the foot.
pencilled in blue.
691
—Small
Plate.
Covered with a
brilliant imperial
yellow glaze.
Decoration of five-clawed dragons, storks, and
cloud forms, etched in the paste and enamelled
with brilliant green and purple.
692
— Small
Tray.
Covered with a monochrome
tint, and decorated with floral
brilliant enamel colors.
Boat-shaped.
glaze of vermilion
designs in
——
693
Gourd-shaped Vase.
white
Clear
period.
porcelain
of
Yung-Cheng
the
Exquisitely painted decoration of grape-
vine in bearing, in delicate enamel colors.
character
mark
in blue.
Six-
stand.
694
Small Dish.
Pure white
porcelain.
Within, coated
with
imperial yellow glaze, over which are painted, in
enamel colors, with gilding, swastika,
and other emblems. Ch'ien-lung, 1 736-1 795.
brilliant
695
Flower- Vase.
Beaker-shaped.
and
" the twin fish
Decoration of
emblem
floral
" of fertility
;
scrolls,
borders
of palmation and sceptre-head scrolls. All painted
in brilliant
696
enamel
colors.
Carved wood stand.
Imperial Sceptre.
Carved teakwood, with three porcelain panels
enamel colors. With
Ch'ienBuddhistic symbols and floral scrolls.
richly decorated in brilliant
lung, 1736-1795-
697
Small Ovoid Jar.
Invested with monochrome
Yung-Cheng, 1723-1735.
698
" tea dust " glaze.
Incised
seal
mark.
Small Coupe.
Covered with a monochrome mottled glaze of
tint.
ruby
699
Miniature Coupe.
Yung-Cheng period. Covered
Teakwood stand.
souffle glaze.
with
metallic
—
—
700
Miniature Vase.
Melon-shaped.
and peach-bloom
Splash glaze of Sang-de-Boeuf
Teakwood
Silver collar.
tint.
stand.
701
Small Beaker.
Covered with a
Fluted pattern.
brilliant im-
perial yellow glaze.
Height, 4 inches.
702
Small Coupe.
Globular-shaped.
chrome glaze
Ivory cover.
703
Covered with a monoand splashes of purple.
of red tint,
Teakwood
stand.
Miniature Vase.
Old Chinese bronze of Ming period.
green
mottled with
patina,
gold.
Dark-
Teakwood
stand.
704
Miniature Jar.
Globular-shaped.
Covered
with
lemon-
a
mark
Ch'ien-lung seal
yellow glaze.
in
blue.
Carved teakwood stand and cover.
705
Shallow Coupe.
Outer
surface
covered with a monochrome
glaze of caf^-au-lait tint
wood
706
;
metallic lustre.
Teak-
stand.
Small Beaker-shaped Vase.
Jade green
glass.
Ch'ien-lung period.
Height, 4 inches.
707
Flower- Vase.
Trumpet-shaped,
Ch'ien-lung period.
palmations painted
Floral scrolls, symbols,
in
brilliant
enamel
and
colors.
—
7o8
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Decoration of dragon and phoenix, amid
emblems,
glaze.
peach-bloom
in
fire
underneath the
tint
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722,
Height, II inches.
709
Rouge-Box.
Covered with pale turquoise glaze. Decorated
floral scrolls and symbols in brilliant enamel
Tao-Kuang, 1821-1850.
Seal
colors.
mark
pencilled in red.
with
710
Small Pilgrim Bottle.
Octagonal-shaped, with square base and round
neck.
The
centre has a boss in coral-red glaze,
with Shou mark in gold
is
tains a Taoist
in
the rest of the surface
;
divided into eight panels, each of which con-
symbol and spray of flowers painted
bright enamel
Ch'ien-lung.
colors
Seal
mark
over a yellow glaze.
in red.
Height,
711
Brown Crackled
Vase.
Decoration of
Flat ovoid-shaped.
and
t)4, inches.
floral
sprays
butterflies in bright enamels.
Height, 6 inches.
7
1
2
Flower-Vase.
Graceful
White
bottle-shaped.
chrysanthemum
flowers,
pale blue underneath
delicately
the glaze.
porcelain
painted
in
Yung-Cheng,
Carved teakwood.
1723-1735.
Height, 7 inches.
713
Covered Coupe.
Decorated
pencilled
in
with
gold,
symbols
and
floral
over a deep-brown
scrolls,
glaze.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795Diameter,
5K
inches.
—
714
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of
the
Ch'ien-lung
Lemon-yellow
Dec-
period.
glaze, lightly etched with foliated patterns.
oration of
lotus in bloom, painted in brilliant
enamel colors. Seal mark
teakwood stand.
Carved
in coral-red.
Height, 6)4 inches.
715
Globular Water Receptacle.
Decorated with sprays of chrysanthemum and
scrolls in peach-bloom tint underneath
floral
the glaze.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795. Six-character
mark pencilled in deep
teakwood high stand.
716
cobalt blue. Finely carved
Unique Incense-Burner.
Bronze, with enamelled surface and
signs painted in various colors.
ring handles.
Teakwood
Gilt
de-
stand.
Diameter,
717
floral
dragon and
4^
inches.
Octagonal Vase and Wine-Cup.
Milk-white glass of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Vase decorated with European figure subjects,
in finely combined colors.
The cup decorated
with the dragon and phoenix in various lowtoned enamels. Incised and enamelled marks.
Richly carved teakwood stand.
718
Eggshell-Bowl.
Of the Yung-Cheng
period.
covered with an exceedingly
glaze.
719
Outer surface
fine rose-pink souffle
Miniature Vase.
Fashioned after an ancient bronze.
Covered
with a pearl-gray glaze, strongly crackled.
Cheng, 1662-1723.
Yung-
——
Ovoid Vase.
720
Invested with a monochrome glaze of snakeskin green, uniformly crackled with a network
Carved
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
of brown lines.
teakwood stand.
Height,
4^
inches.
Incense-Burner.
721
Thick porcelain. Glazed with cafe-au-lait color
over the inner and outer surface. Giant crackle,
strongly indicated by lines of brown. Metal rim
and elephant-head handles,
Teakwood
stand.
Diameter,
5 inches.
Small Coupe.
722
Lizard modelled in relief on
Covered with a Mazarin-blue glaze.
Carved teakwood
Yung-Cheng, 17 23-1 736.
Globular-shaped.
shoulder.
stand.
723
—Crackled
Jar.
Flat globular-shaped.
Covered with a pale
K'angtint.
celadon glaze of snake-skin green
hsi,
1
662-1 7 2 3.
ornament,
Carved ivory cover, with coral
Teakwood high
Height,
724
5
stand.
inches
;
diameter, 5 inches,
— Small
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form. Covered with a monochrome
glaze of perfect purity, known as snake-skin green,
applied over a pronounced crackle surface marked
by brown lines. K'ang-hsi, 1666-1723.
carved teakwood stand.
Finely
Height, 6 inches.
725
Crackled Vase.
Bottle-shaped, with globular body and tubular
Invested with a monochrome glaze of
neck.
pale-gray of uniform quality.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 6 inches.
——
Ovoid Jar.
726
Enamelled with a dark-brown monochrome
thickly speckled with minute points of
glaze
;
deep
K'ang-hsi,
aspect.
lustrous
metallic
1662-1722.
Height, 7 inches.
Miniature Gallipot.
727
Turquoise-blue
Ch'ien-lung,
1
glaze
736-1 796.
miniature
;
Teakwood
Small Gourd-shaped Vase.
Of the K'ang-hsi period.
728
It is
crackle.
stand.
invested with
a brilliant enamel of translucent emerald green,
minutely crackled.
Carved stand.
Height, S/4 inches.
729
— FiRE-BOWL.
Covered without and within with a monochrome glaze of reddish brown, thickly flecked
Grotesque heads
with iridescent metallic spots.
in
on shoulder.
relief
Teakwood stand and
cover.
Height, 6 inches
730
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Slender Bottle-shaped Vase.
Tall slender vase.
Covered with a
brilliant
glaze of cafe-au-lait color, with a pronounced
crackle which
cheng,
1
7
is
marked by brown hues.
Teakwood stand.
Yung-
23-1 736.
Height, 8 inches.
731
Small Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form. Enamelled with
finely crack-
led glaze, of mottled tones, of the purest turquoise
Neat silver
teakwood stand.
tint.
collar.
Delicately
carved
Height, 5%" inches.
—
732
Tripod Fire-Bowl.
Hard
paste of the K'ang-hsi period fashioned
an ancient bronze and covered with a monochrome tea-green glaze archaic designs carved
in relief in the paste.
Grotesque head handles.
Metal-work lid inlaid with gold. Carved teak-
after
;
wood stand
in
shape of a lotus
Height, 5>^ inches
;
leaf.
diameter, 7 inches.
COLLECTION OF BOWLS
733
Eggshell Wine-Bowl.
Pure white texture. Decorated with the eight
Triagrams in broken and unbroken lines, in bleu
de Nankin beneath the glaze and in slight relief.
Round
cilled
the .foot turbulent water, delicately pen-
1662-1722,
K'ang-hsi period,
blue.
in
Six-character mark.
734
Imperial Wine-Bowl.
Conventionalized bird of paradise,
floral scrolls,
and symbols painted in brilliant enamel colors
and gilding on pale turquoise glaze. Chia-ch'ing,
Four-character mark in gold.
1 796-182 1,
735
Small Bowl.
Pure
white
porcelain
rose-pink souffle glaze.
blue.
736
of
the
Yung-cheng
Outer surface covered with a beautiful
period.
mark
Six-character
in
Covered Tea-Bowl.
Semi-eggshell
period.
porcelain
Branches
of
of
flowers
the
Chia-ch'ing
and
blossoms
painted in finely combined enamel colors.
character
mark
in red,
Four-
underneath foot and cover_
—
—
737 Tea-Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of the Chia-ch'ing period.
Dragon medallions and floral scrolls in coral-red
and leaf-green. Four-character mark in blue.
738
— Small Bowl.
Clear white porcelain of Ch'ien-lung period.
Domestic scene and landscape
wood high
739
mark
Seal
colors.
enamel
Carved teak-
in brilliant
in coral-red.
stand.
— Tea-Bowl.
Clear white porcelain.
decorated
in
Outer and inner surface
coral-red, with branches
prunus branches, and inscriptions.
pine,
Chi'en-lung seal mark in red.
borders.
740
of
Sceptre-head
Covered Bowl.
Exquisitely painted decoration of grapevine in
bearing, and squirrels, in finely combined enamel
colors.
Leaf mark
Chia-ch'ing, 1796-1821.
in
coral-red.
741
— Rice-Bowl.
Clear
period.
white
porcelain
sprays and inscriptions.
palmation borders.
742
of
the
Chia-ch'ing
Delicately painted decoration of floral
Seal
Sceptre-head scrolls and
mark
in blue.
— RiCE-BOWL.
Deep
and
Yung-
rose-color glaze, with three peonies
floral scrolls
in brilliant
Cheng, 1723-1735.
Teakwood
stand.
enamel
colors.
Four-character mark in blue.
——
Covered Tea-Bowl.
743
Clear white porcelain of almost eggshell thin-
Lotus
ness.
in flower,
character
painted in red, green, and
Chia-ch'ing, 1796-1821.
white enamels.
mark
Four-
in coral-red.
Tea-Bowl.
744
face
decorated
pine
and
in
prunus
Outer and inner sur-
coral-red, with branches of
branches
and
inscriptions.
Ch'ien-lung
Sceptre-head borders.
seal
mark
in red.
Covered Bowl.
745
Semi-eggshell porcelain of the Kang-hsi period.
Domestic and garden scene painted in fine blue
underneath the glaze. Teakwood stand.
746
—WiNE-BoWL.
in
gold outline and
opaque enamel.
character
747
mark
Floral scrolls pencilled
filled
in
with
pale-green
Chia-ch'ing, 1796-182 1.
Four-
in red.
Covered Tea-Bowl.
Clear white porcelain of almost eggshell thinness.
Branches of peach and plum blossoms
in delicate enamel colors.
exquisitely painted
Chia-ch'ing,
1
796-1 821.
Four-character mark
in coral-red.
748
— RiCE-BowL.
Pure white porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
and scrolls delicately pencilled
Six-character
in pale blue underneath the glaze.
Floral medallions
mark
in blue.
—
—
749 Rice-Bowl.
Coral-red glaze, with floral medallions on yel-
low ground and
floral scrolls in brilliant
Seal
1796-1821.
Chia-ch'ing,
colors.
enamel
mark
in
blue.
Covered Tea-Bowl.
750
Clear white porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Landscape and boating scenes, painted in brilliant enamels, and inscriptions on bowl and cover
Seal
in black.
751
mark
in blue.
— Tea-Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of thin texture.
medallions and scrolls delicately painted
pale-green, and yellow enamels.
Six-character
1722.
752
mark
Floral
in red,
K'ang-hsi, 1662-
in blue.
— Tea-Bowl.
White porcelain of the Chia-ch'ing period.
Blooming chrysanthemum and inscription, pencilled
in brilliant enamels, leaf-green
nating.
753
— Soft
Seal
mark
predomi-
in coral-red.
Paste Bowl.
Band
of
archaic design.
borders pencilled
in
Foliated
cobalt-blue of
and fret
dark tone
underneath the glaze.
754
—Covered
Tea-Bowl.
Eggshell porcelain of the Yung-Cheng period.
Exquisitely painted decoration of tree, peonies,
and branches of blossoms
Seal
mark
the cover.
in
in fine
enamel
colors.
blue underneath the foot and on
—
755
Wine-Bowl,
Decorated
enamel
in soft
colors, with the eight
propitious symbols arranged in four pairs, en-
by waving fillets, and borders of convenscrolls around the rims.
Chia-ch'ing,
1736-1796. Four-character mark in coral-red.
cirled
tional
756
Covered Bowl.
Clear white porcelain of thin texture.
designs cut in the porcelain, and
opaque glaze known
decoration.
Pierced
filled
in
with
"
as " Lace," or " Rice grains
Ch'ien-lung,
1
736-1 795.
mark
Seal
in deep-blue.
757
Tea-Bowl.
Outer surface covered with canary yellow glaze,
and decorated with branches of blossoms and
birds in flight, in delicate enamel colors.
758
Tea-Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of thin texture. Floral
medallions and
scrolls, delicately
painted
in
red,
pale-green, and yellow enamels. K'ang-hsi, 16621722.
759
Six-character
mark
in blue.
Tea-Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Outer
surface
Cafe-au-lait
covered with a pellucid glaze.
Six-character
tint.
mark
pencilled
in blue.
760
Covered Tea-Bowl.
Beautifully decorated
Ch'ien-lung period.
with numerous figures of children, illustrating
Painted in
the Annual Dragon procession.
brilliant
enamel
colors
and
patterns in deep-blue on rims.
gilding.
Scroll
—
761
Manchou Tea-Bowl.
Clear white porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
chrysanthemum
Flowering
quisitely painted in delicate
character
762
mark
and magnolia exenamel colors. Six-
pencilled in blue,
Rice-Bowl.
Chia-ch'ing period. Flowering chrysanthemum,
domestic
brilliant
763
animals,
enamel
and
inscription painted
Seal
colors.
mark
Tea-Bowl.
Dragon,
Clear white porcelain of thin texture.
medallions, and floral scrolls in
emerald-green.
character
764
in
in coral-red.
mark
coral-red
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1796.
and
Four-
in blue.
Imperial Rice-Bowl.
Outer surface of diaper design pencilled in
gold on red glaze.
Five panels of foliated de-
sign filled with peony and
chrysanthemum flowers
Floral me-
painted in brilliant enamel colors.
dallion on inner surface.
wood high
765
Finely carved teak-
stand.
Rice-Bowl.
Ch'ien-lung period.
In four circular-shaped
medallions are branches of
in
delicate
enamel
ground, with
white.
766
colors.
floral scrolls in
blossoms painted
Incised
rose-pink
green, blue, and
Inner surface in bleu de Nankin.
Rice-Bowl.
Clearwhite porcelain of the Yung-Cheng period.
Outer surface of brilliant emerald-green glaze,
and decorated with two five-clawed dragons;
—
fire
of omnipotence.
The
and enamelled
mark
767
emblems chasing the
cloud forms and
deep purple.
in
pearl
design etched in the paste
Six-character
pencilled in blue.
Rice-Bowl.
Nabishima porcelain.
Decoration of
flower
designs in brilliant enamels.
768
Covered Tea-Bowl.
Semi-eggshell Chia-ch'ing period. Tree peonies
beautifuly painted in finely combined enamelled
Four-character mark in coral-red.
colors.
769
Rice-Bowl.
Outer surface of rose-pink glaze, etched and
decorated with
floral scrolls
;
finely painted floral
Inner surface
designs in four white medallions.
decorated with flowering plants and other deTao-Kuang, 1821signs in bleu de Nankin.
1850.
770
Medallion-Bowl.
Tao-Kuang
Decorated in enamelled
ground, interrupted
by four circular medallions the ground, outside,
colors, with
period.
brocaded
floral
;
etched with a scroll pattern
in
deep-rose color.
medallions display fruit and flowers on a
white ground. The interior is pencilled in under-
The
glaze
blue,
with
floral
design.
Seal
mark
in
blue.
771
— RiCE-BoWL.
Octagonal-shaped. Thin porcelain of Hsiian-te
Decoration of flowers and blossoms in
period.
deep cobalt blue underneath the
character
mark pencilled
glaze.
in pale blue.
Six-
——
772
Covered Bowl.
Etched
and
Seal
1850.
773
painted
finely
mark
decoration
Tao-Kuang
mythological subject.
of
period, 1821-
in coral-red.
Bowl.
Turquoise-blue glass of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Engraved four-character mark.
774
Medallion-Bowl.
Brocaded
floral
with branches of
enamels.
floral
yellow,
brilliant
circular medallions, in which are
designs exquisitely
enamel
blue.
Four
ground of lemon
and symbol in
fruit
painted
in
delicate
Interior pencilled in underglaze
colors.
Tao-Kuang, 1821-1850.
Seal
mark
in
blue.
775
Medallion-Bowl.
Ch'ien-lung
period.
Decorated
in
enamel
by
colors with brocade floral ground, interrupted
four
circular
medallions, the
ground outside
etched with a scroll pattern in deep-rose color.
The medallions
white ground.
display fruit and flowers on a
The
interior
is
painted in under-
glaze blue, with floral designs.
776
Rice-Bowl.
White porcelain. Gilded dragons, amid
emblems, chasing sacred pearl. Metal rim.
•j-jS*
fire
— Medallion-Bowl.
Brocaded blue ground, interrupted by four cirwhich are finely painted
Interior
landscape and mythological subjects.
Tao-Kuang,
decorated in underglaze blue.
cular medallions, in
1821-1850.
—
—
Medallion-Bowl.
777
Brocaded
ground, covered
rose-color
with
sprays of conventional flowers, painted in brilliant enamels. Four circular medallions, in which
are exquisitely painted various ornaments and
symbols.
Interior painted in underglaze blue,
with symbolical designs.
Rice-Bowl.
778
Clear
white
porcelain
of
Yung-Cheng
the
Decoration of chickens, flowers, bamboo, and rocks in underglaze blue and delicate
period.
enamel
77P
Six-character
colors.
mark
in blue.
— RiCE-BowL.
Of the Tao-Kuahg
period.
Decorated with
imperial dragons and phoenix, Buddhistic sym-
780
bols,
and
Seal
mark
floral
scrolls in brilliant
enamel
colors.
in blue.
Medallion-Bowl.
Rose-pink
brocaded ground, interrupted by
four circular medallions, in which are flowers
and blossoms painted
in delicate
enamel
colors.
Interior pencilled in underglaze blue.
781
Imperial Rice-Bowl.
Clear white porcelain, Chia-ch'ing period.
Richly decorated with interior view, group of
noblemen, and landscape, in brilliant enamel
Four-character mark in
colors and gilding.
coral-red.
782
Large Bowl.
Clear white porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
in underglaze blue, with lotus plants
Decorated
and
storks.
Six-character mark.
—
783
Rice-Bowl.
Pure white thin porcelain of the K'ang-hsi
blue, with
Imperial Bowl.
Clear
white
graved
porcelain
the
in
paste
pistache green glaze.
Yung-Cheng
the
of
Archaic designs and
period.
785
underglaze
in
flowers of paradise and foliated
six
Six-character mark.
scrolls.
784
decorated
Exquisitely
period.
borders en-
fret
underneath
Six-character
a
beautiful
mark
in blue.
Medallion-Bowl.
Brocaded ground of deep-rose color. Covered
floral sprays and interrupted by four circular medallions, in which are birds, flowers, and
ornaments, exquisitely painted in delicate enamel
with
colors.
786
Large Bowl.
K'ang-hsi period.
a fine mottled
Ring and
787
leaf
Outer surface covered with
monochrome
mark in blue.
glaze of coral red.
Rice-Bowl.
Decoration of
brilliant colors
floral
medallions and scrolls in
and underglaze
blue.
788— Rice-Bowl.
Imperial dragons,
phoenix,
Buddhistic symbols painted
colors
1850.
789
and underglaze
Seal
mark
blue.
and
enamel
Tao-Kuang, 182 1-
floral
in
scrolls,
brilliant
in blue.
Large Bowl.
Scallop rim.
Decorated with
and mountain scenery
Inscription in black.
fortification, river
in brilliant
enamel
colors.
—
79°
Large Bowl.
Shallow form.
K'ang-hsi period.
Richly decorated with phoenix
and branches of peony
mark
Six-character
in
in brilliant
vermilion
enamel
red.
colors.
Carved
791
Large Bowl.
Fine clear porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Beautifully painted medallion decoration representing the " Four Seasons." The prunus, the
peony, the lotus, and the chrysanthemum painted
in finely combined enamelled colors.
Six-character
792
mark
in
deep underglaze blue.
Large Medallion Bowl.
Exquisitely painted decoration symbolic of the
—
the prunus blossom for winter, the
peony for spring, the lotus for summer, and the
chrysanthemum for autumn. Chia-ch'ing, 1796182 1.
Seal mark in vermilion.
four seasons
793
Medallion Bowl.
Decorated in enamel colors, with a brocaded
ground interrupted by four circular medallions.
The surface outside is lemon yellow, and
floral
is
covered with sprays of conventional flowers in
The medallions
brilliant colors.
flowers,
ch'ing, 1796.
794
display symbols,
and ornaments on a white ground. ChiaSeal
mark
in red.
Eggshell Bowl.
Of
light fragile texture,
wide rim, notched at
regular intervals with six indentations, invested
with a pellucid glaze of grayish ivory-white tone.
The decoration
to
show
light,
in
lightly incised in the paste, so as
transparency when held up to the
consists of wheel of fortune, a floral fas-
——
toon of eight flowers of paradise, and from each
flower arises a Buddhist symbol symbolic of long
life,
and other good omens.
prosperity, happiness,
From
the collection of the late Charles A, Dana.
Yung-Lo-Nien-chi, 1403-1424.
Diameter, 8 inches.
795
Large Bowl,
Shallow form.
symbols of
floral
pencilled
in
pale
Medallion decoration of the
the
blue
four
Yung-cheng, 1723-1735.
deep blue.
796
seasons delicately
Six-character
mark
in
Large Rice-Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Decorated with tree peony, in full bloom, exquisitely painted in the characteristic enamel
colors of the period.
blue,
797
underneath the
Seal
mark
pencilled in
foot.
Large Bowl.
and out in brilliant imperial
Sixcharacter mark in deep blue.
Glazed inside
yellow
798
glaze.
Large Bowl.
Ch'ien-lung period.
with fine
Seal
ygg
mark
monochrome
Outer surface covered
glaze of dark liver
tint.
pencilled in blue.
Imperial Rice-Bowl.
Lemon-yellow glaze, with medallion decoration,
and domestic animals in intervening spaces.
Decorated with symbols and ornaments painted
Seal mark in blue.
in brilliant enamel colors.
———
8oo
Pure White Bowl.
Of the Ch'ien-lung
Ornamented with
period.
archaic designs carved in low relief in the paste,
underneath a pellucid glaze.
in blue,
800*
Low
mark pencilled
in
Covered inside and
and decorated
scrolls, birds, blossoms, and peonies
enamel colors. Tao-kouang, 182 1-
form, heavy texture.
with
with
fine
floral
brilliant
1850.
Seal
turquoise
mark
in
deep
glaze,
red.
Rice-Bowl.
Companion
802
Seal
foot.
Rice-Bowl.
out
801
underneath the
to the preceding.
Imperial Rice-Bowl,
Outer surface richly decorated in brilliant
enamel colors, with numerous cloud forms, and
Kilins playing with brocade balls, painted in low
on a gilded ground. On inner surface at
the bottom of the bowl are a cluster of pomerelief
granate, peach, and Buddha's hand citron, known
as the " Three Fruits," symbolic of the three
viz., abundance of years, abundance
and abundance of happiness. ChiaSeal mark in coral red.
ch'ing, 1796-1820.
abundances,
of sons,
803
Rice-Bowl.
Of the Ch'ien-lung period. Outer surface
covered with an eggshell glaze, and decorated
with floral medallions and scrolls delicately
pencilled in rose color, emerald green, and blue
enamels.
Seal
mark
in blue.
——
8o4
Large Bowl.
Of
the Ch'ia-ch'ing period.
Richly decorated
with figures of warriors and inscriptions in
Hant enamel colors and gilding.
deep
805
Seal
in
red.
Large Bowl.
Garden and domestic scenes painted
liant
Seal
806
bril-
mark
in bril-
enamel colors of the Ch'ien-lung period.
mark
in blue.
Quadrilateral Bowl.
White porcelain of the Chia-ch'ing period.
Outer surface covered with imperial yellow glaze,
and decorated with archaic designs, symbols, and
floral scrolls in bright enamel colors, deep blue
predominating.
Interior surface covered with
robin's-egg-blue
Seal
glaze.
mark
in
red.
Carved teakwood stand,
807
Large Bowl.
Pure white porcelain of the Chia-ch'ing period.
Outer surface of fine coral-red glaze, with decoration in white reserve and bamboo branches. Seal
mark pencilled in blue, underneath the foot.
808
Imperial
Bowl with Cover.
Outer surface covered with apple-green glaze,
and beautifully decorated with floral scrolls, symbols of good fortune, and symbolic medallions,
painted in brilliant enamel colors in low relief.
Seal mark pencilled in coral red underneath foot
and cover.
809
Large Bowl.
Clear
period.
white
porcelain
Outer
surface
of
the
Tao-kouang
covered with
a thick
monochrome glaze of rose-pink tint, and decorated
—
with conventionalized flowers of paradise,
floral
and symbols of good omen, in brilliant
enamel colors and gilding. Seal mark in blue.
scrolls,
8io
Large Rice-Bowl.
Of pure white porcelain. Outer surface covered with a beautiful imperial yellow glaze, and
artistically
decorated with numerous butterflies
in delicately
combined enamels.
Gilded inscrip-
tions.
8ii
Large Bowl.
Outer surface covered with imperial yellow glaze,
and decorated with the swastika symbols, tied
Cloud forms and symbolic
with ribbon fillets.
medallions in brilliant enamel colors and gilding.
812
Large Bowl.
Decoration, in under-glaze blue, of circular
medallion of birds and beasts, a band of symbols
and
floral
age, four
sprays
;
within, a rabbit
among
characters of salutation,
ten
herb-
thou-
sand happinesses. From the collection of the
late Charles A. Dana, Esq.
WHITE PORCELAINS
813
Miniature Jar.
White porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Delicately etched decoration of lotus in bloom.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 4 inches.
814
Miniature Bottle-shaped Vase.
Soft
collar.
paste, pure white crackled glaze,
silver
Height, ^yi inches.
—
8i5
Miniature Vase.
Of white
paste
porcelain
carved
of the
Surface covered
type.
1
723-1 735.
Teakwood
Height,
816
soft-
beautifully-
Elephant handles
floral designs.
Yung-cheng,
Fen-Ting,
with
at neck.
stand.
2%
inches.
Lace-work Bowl.
Semi-eggshell
Globular-shaped.
pierced with a
floral
porcelain,
design representing conven-
tional peonies in the midst of leafy scrolls,
is
filled
in
which
with glaze so as to form a delicate
"rice-grain" transparency, giving the effect of
The borders at foot and shoulder
woven with continual bands of conventional
ornament lightly etched in the paste.
Finely
carved teakwood high stand inlaid with ivory.
lacework.
are
Height,
817
inches
5
;
diameter, 8 inches.
Small Vase,
White enamel porcelain, of ancient bronze
form.
Archaic designs
in
slight
1
736-1 795.
Incised
seal
in
relief
paste under the soft white glaze.
mark.
the
Ch'ien-lung,
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
818
inches.
Small Vase.
Depressed bottle-shaped.
lain of the K'ang-hsi period.
Purest white porce-
Teakwood
Height,
819
5
5
stand.
inches.
Small Vase.
Exquisite form and texture. Fen-Ting, " soft
paste " type. Decoration of palm tree in garden,
lightly etched in the paste underneath a glaze
of ivory white.
wood
Teak-
stand.
Height,
6^
inches.
———
820
Ovoid-shaped Vase.
White porcelain of "soft paste." Carved ornamentation of lizard, dragons, and branches
Ch'ien-lung, 1736of tree peonies under glaze.
1795.
Height, 6 inches.
821
Soft-paste Vase.
Melon-shaped, with the vine carved in relief.
Enamelled with a pellucid, cream-white glaze.
A specimen of charming design and finished techMing period. Carved teakwood stand.
nique.
Height,
7 inches.
822
Pilgrim Bottle Vase.
Soft paste. Of the Ming period. Decoration of
dragons, lightly etched under a crackled glaze of
Fine carved teakwood stand.
ivory-white tone.
823
Soft-paste Gallipot.
Height, 7 inches.
Surface covered with beautifully carved decoration of
blooming lotus and
flying storks
under
a pure white glaze of exceedingly fine texture.
The neck has been cut, and is mounted with
silver in the lines of the original form.
Ch'ien-
Incised seal mark.
Carved
lung,
1
736-1795.
teakwood stand.
Height, 8 inches.
824
Soft-paste Vase.
Of graceful form.
paste, consisting of a
Decoration etched
broad band of peony
in the
scrolls
round the body, and upright palmation on the
Pure white glaze.
neck.
Height, S}i inches.
825
White Porcelain Vase.
Ovoid-shaped, with short neck. Chrysantheflowers and butterflies engraved in low re-
mum
lief
under the glaze.
Teakwood
Yung-cheng, 1723-1735-
stand.
Height, &yi inches.
—
826
Ivory-white Upright Vase,
Grotesque head handles and incised Grecian
band at shoulder. Yung-cheng, 1723-1735. Stand.
Height, S}i inches.
827
Trumpet-shaped Vase,
Ivory-white texture of the K'ang-hsi period.
The
eight Taoist symbols lightly etched in the
paste underneath a crackled glaze, which
nounced on the upper portion by brown
Teakwood
pro-
lines.
stand.
Height,
828
is
g%
inches,
Ovoid Vase,
Pure white porcelain, with ring-loop handles
springing from the mouth of dragon.
shoulder are six
in
low
1795.
relief
floral
Round
the
disks delicately engraved
in the -paste.
Incised seal mark.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-
Lacquered stand.
Height, 9 inches.
829
White Porcelain Vase.
Flat ovoid shape.
bronze.
Fashioned after an ancient
Archaic designs and symbols carved
under a pure white glaze.
handles on the neck, of openwork
relief
Ch'ien-lung,
1
736-1 795.
Incised
It
in
has two
scroll design.
seal
mark.
Height, 11 yz inches.
830
Ovoid Glaze,
Thin white porcelain. Decorated with a broad
band of palmation, moulded and chiselled in the
The rim of neck and foot are encircled
paste.
with borders of foliated designs, and the handles
on neck fashioned as elephant heads. The whole
invested with soft white glaze. Ch'ien-lung, 17361795.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, ii}4 inches.
——
831
White Vase.
Fashioned after an ancient Chinese bronze.
Invested with a white glaze of perfect purity and
The body is ornamented with a
translucence.
broad band, worked in reUef, composed of six
one-horned Uzard-like dragons, called Ch'ih-lung,
winding through interlacing scrolls of the miraculous fungus of longevity. This is succeeded
above and below by bands of symbols and archaic
Round the lip and foot are borders of
and Grecian patterns. Grotesque head
handles on neck. Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795- Indesigns.
foliated
cised seal mark.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 12 inches
832
;
diameter, 8 inches.
Vase.
Of charming design and finished technique.
Enamelled with a pellucid white glaze, over a
relief decoration delicately moulded and etched
The body of the vase is covered
in the paste.
with a
floral
design representing conventional
peonies
in the
midst of leafy
scrolls.
Ornamental
palmation encircles the neck and lower border of
The foot underneath is glazed with
the body.
pale celadon.
wood
Ch'ien-lung,
1736-1795.
Teak-
stand.
Height, 12 inches.
833
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of fine form and delicate texture. Decorated
under the translucent white glaze with sprays
of peonies and archaic designs, which are exIt has two
quisitely modelled in low relief.
handles on the neck, fashioned as dragons.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Teakwood stand
inlaid
with ivory.
Height, 12 inches.
—
834
Statuette of Kuan Yin.
Representing the Chinese goddess of mercy.
modelled in fine ivory-white texture.
She stands upright, with braceleted hands crossed
in front
her robe, with broad and loose sleeves,
hanging gracefully down so as to cover all but
Artistically
;
the tips of her bare feet.
Height,
835
Large Soft-paste
12^
inches.
Jar.
Ovoid-shaped, with short neck and wide mouth.
Cream-white texture, covered with a soft glaze
which is finely crackled. Ming period. Teak-
wood
stand.
Height, 12 inches
836
;
diameter, 8 inches.
White Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of almost eggshell thinness and charming
Enamelled with a pellucid glaze of perThe body of the vase is covered
fect purity.
with a broad band of peony scrolls carved in
form.
low
relief,
neck.
and a ring of palmations encircles the
fret patterns com-
Borders of foliated and
plete the
decoration.
Ch'ien-lung,
1736-1795.
Height, 12 inches.
837
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of pure white
porcelain.
Decoration, worked
in the paste in slight relief, consists of a
broad
band of floral scrolls, with formal borders and
bands of palm leaves and arabesques, Ch'ienlung, 1736-1795.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 13 inches.
838
Large Ovoid Vase.
With
flaring
porcelain.
On
neck and wide mouth.
White
the neck, the decoration, which
is
deeply incised, consists of a broad band round
the body,
of
foliated
designs,
and the eight
—
Taoists symbols, which are succeeded above
and below by bands of palmation and the symbol of happiness.
Lacquered stand.
Height, I4>^ inches; diameter, ii inches.
839
Ovoid Vase.
Gracefully spreading neck and base, of beautiful
white porcelain of almost eggshell thinness.
The
decoration, which
bronze,
is
carved
in
is
fashioned after antique
low
relief,
beneath a glaze
of purest white, and consists of a band of ar-
chaic designs.
On
the neck are conventionalized
palm medallions, over which is a narrow band of
key pattern at the foot a border of palmations.
;
Ch'ien-lung,
1
Teakwood
736-1 795,
stand.
Height, 15 inches.
840
Tall Ovoid Vase.
With slender neck and tusk handles. White
sonorous porcelain, invested with a pellucid glaze.
Yung-cheng, 17 23-1 735.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 18 inches.
BLUE AND WHITE
841— Tea-Pot.
Hard-paste procelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
figures and landscapes,
Two-panel decoration of
pencilled in underglaze cobalt-blue of fine quality.
Round neck, emblems
teakwood stand.
of
good augury.
Carved
Height, 8 inches.
842
Rouge-Box.
Clear white porcelain, K'ang-hsi period. Decsymbols, floral medallions,
orated with various
and diaper patterns,
fine, deep cobalt-blue
in
Diameter,
5 inches.
——
843
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body and
tall
cylindrical neck.
Dec-
oration of peony scrolls, beautifully pencilled in
underglaze blue.
fine
K'ang-hsi,
texture.
mark
Clear white hard paste
1662-1722.
Teakwood
in blue.
Six-character
stand.
Height, 9 inches.
844
Ovoid Jar.
Hard paste
of K'ang-hsi period.
Decoration
of female figures in three circular medallions, and
borders of
in
floral
scrolls
and symbols pencilled
Six-character mark.
underglaze blue.
fine
Height, 7 inches.
845
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Decorated with butterflies and sprays of flowers
two shades of cobalt-blue bands and borders
of sceptre-head scrolls and palmation. Clear white
in
;
porcelain
the
of
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722, period.
Height, 8 inches.
846
Galipot.
Soft paste
;
brown crackle glaze. Decoration
bamboo, and rock, in fine under-
of tree peonies,
glaze blue.
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
Height, 7 inches.
847
Hawthorn
Jar.
Oviform. Deep Mazarin opaque blue ground in
clusters of the prunus
imitation of cracking ice
;
blossoms in white reserve.
1662-
K'ang-hsi,
1722.
Height, 7 inches.
848
Galipot.
Hard
paste
of
the K'ang-hsi period.
Wide
pomegranates round the body, border on
shoulder of sceptre-head scrolls, and band of
palmations at foot, all painted in deep blue.
band
of
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
Tl^,
inches.
——
849
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Graceful
Powder-blue
form.
leaf-shaped
white
ground,
with
which are
delicately pencilled various precious ornaments
and symbols in fine underglaze blue. K'ang-hsi,
three
1662-1722.
panels,
in
Height, Syz inches.
850
Tall Oviform Vase.
Clear white hard paste of the K'ang-hsi period.
Finely painted decoration of figures, willow trees,
rocks,
and other designs
fine cobalt-blue
in
various shades of
underneath the glaze. K'ang-hsi,
1662-1722. Six-character mark pencilled in deep
blue.
Height, 10 inches.
851
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Clear white
Decorated
porcelain
fine
in
quality, with equestrian
and pine tree.
is capped with
the
of
Ming
and other
figures, rocks,
Floral scrolls round neck, which
silver.
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
852
period.
underglaze blue of opaque
9^
inches.
Beaker-shaped Vase.
Finely painted decoration, in beautiful shades of
underglaze blue, of pine
deer.
trees, storks, rocks,
Handsome carved teakwood
and
stand.
Height, 10 inches.
853
Ginger-Jar with Original Cover.
Decoration of Chinese mythological subjects,
palms,
rocks,
and landscapes, painted
shades of blue underneath the glaze.
1662-1722.
in
two
K'ang-hsi,
Height, 7}4 inches
;
diameter, 7 inches.
—
854
Hawthorn
Ginger-Jar.
Clear white paste of the K'ang-
Ovoid-shaped.
Clusters of prunus blossoms in white
hsi period.
reserve on a ground of fine opaque blue
to represent the crackling of ice.
wood stand and
marked
Carved teak-
cover.
Height, 8>^ inches; diameter, 7>^ inches.
855
Cake-Box.
Low
Hard paste of the
Decoration of garden scene,
globular-shaped.
K'ang-hsi period.
figures, flowers,
in
rich
and other designs, finely painted
underneath the
glaze.
cobalt-blue
Carved stand.
Height,
856
Hawthorn
5
inches
;
diameter,
8^
inches.
Ginger-Jar.
Globular-shaped.
with blossoms
in
Ground
of
deep cobalt-blue,
Three large
white reserve.
panels are decorated with " The Hundred Antiques " and various symbols pencilled in
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
white
Height, 9 inches
857
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Ginger-Jar.
Ovoid-shaped, with fluted body.
Decorated
with three circular medallions, in which are domestic scenes, pencilled in fine underglaze blue.
Band at shoulder and foot, of floral sprays and
bamboo. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722. Ring and leaf
symbol underneath the foot. Carved stand and
openwork cover.
Height, 12)^ inches
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
—
858
Ovoid Vase.
Wide neck and spreading
Pure white
base.
porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
Decorated
in
beautiful underglaze blue, with figures, mountain,
and other scenery delicately pencilled branches
bamboo round the neck. Carved stand.
;
of
Height, 10 inches.
859
Oviform Jar.
Soft paste of Ch'ien-lung period.
Decorated
round the body with a broad band of floral
scrolls, finely pencilled in deep underglaze blue.
Border of sceptre-head scrolls round shoulder
and palmations at foot. Cream-white glaze with
brown crackle. Fine carved teakwood stand.
Height, 8 inches
860
;
diameter, "]% inches.
Ginger-Jar.
Soft
paste
Ch'ien-lung
of
period.
Finely
painted decoration, in rich cobalt-blue, of branches of
palm
and
glaze.
Fine carved teakwood stand and cover.
Height,
861
Borders of sceptre-head
pomegranates.
scrolls
Soft
leaves.
10%
inches
;
creamy-white
diameter,
6^
inches.
Large Rice-Jar.
Dense
porcelain
of
the
K'ang-hsi
period.
Decoration of landscape and river scenery
in
deep underglaze blue within, sprays of peony
and lotus. Carved stand.
;
Height, 6 inches
862
;
diameter,
T%
inches.
Obverse and reverse panels, finely decorated in
deep underglaze blue, with branches of pomegranates.
On
side, delicately pencilled in blue
——
under the glaze, are flying bats and cloud forms.
Sceptre handles on shoulder.
Carved teakwood
stand.
Height,
863
13^
inches.
Superb Soft Paste Beaker.
Detached
flowers, scrolls,
and diapered patterns
exquisitely pencilled in underglaze blue of ex-
ceedingly fine quality.
brown
crackle.
Creamy-white glaze, with
Carved stand.
Height, 10 inches.
864
Ginger-Jar.
Oviform.
Dense hard paste
Three-panel
period.
of the K'ang-hsi
decoration,
of
flowers,
blossoms, and birds finely painted in underblue
glaze of
fine
quality.
K'ang-hsi,
1662-1722.
Height, 9 inches
865
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Large Oviform Vase.
Medallion decoration of phoenix and floral
deep cobalt blue round the shoulder
scrolls in
the
bat
;
emblem
of happiness,
carved
in
the
paste in low relief and enamelled in deep cobaltblue.
Band of archaic design round neck and
band of lotos leaves modelled in low
at foot,
relief
and pencilled
in
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
neath the foot.
Bold seal mark under-
Carved stand.
Height, 13 inches
866
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Decoration of birds perched on branch of
peony, chrysanthemum flowers, and rocks,
tree,
beautifully painted in two shades of fine cobalt
blue
of
rare
quality.
K'ang-hsi,
1662-1722.
Height, 16 inches.
—
867
Hawthorn
Ginger-Jar.
Ovoid-shaped.
to
Ground
of pale blue
represent the cracking of ice
prunus
blossoms
white
in
;
marked
branches of
reserve,
extending
upward and downward. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
Height, 9 inches
868
;
Covered Jar.
Oviform. Hard paste of the K'ang-hsi period.
Decorated with mythological subjects, pine tree,
symbols, and other designs in two shades of
cobalt-blue underneath the glaze.
Height, 14 inches
869
870
Covered Jar.
Companion
diameter, 8 inches.
;
to the preceding.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Graceful form.
Ch'ien-lung period.
in
fine
Pure white porcelain of the
Round
underglaze blue,
flowers of paradise
and
the body, pencilled
a
is
floral
broad band of
Various
scrolls.
borders and bands at foot round the shoulder
and neck are of floral scrolls, sceptre heads,
arabesques, and palmations, all finely pencilled in
deep blue underneath the glaze. Seal mark.
Height, 15 inches.
871
Hawthorn
Ginger-Jar.
Ground
of
opaque blue, with markings
resent the cracking of
blossoms
in
white reserve.
to rep-
Clusters of prunus
ice.
In three large leaf-
shaped panels are "The Hundred Antiques"
and various symbols painted in deep underglaze
blue. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722. Ring mark. Carved
teakwood stand and cover.
Height, 12 yi inches
;
diameter, 8 inches.
——
872
Ovoid Jar.
Beautifully decorated with floral sprays in fine
Borders round shoulder and
underglaze blue.
foot
of
design.
leaf
stand and cover.
Height,
873
13%
inches
diameter, 6j4 inches.
;
Large Beaker.
Dense
Upper
porcelain
and other
K'ang-hsi
the
figures, rocks
Round
cobalt blue.
scrolls,
wood
of
period.
portion of vase decorated with equestrian
and
trees in very
the centre a
band
deep
of floral
Teak-
beneath which are leaf patterns.
stand.
Height, 17 }4 inches.
874
Ginger-Jar.
Hard
tion of
in
Decoraand bamboo
paste of the K'ang-hsi period.
plum
tree in blossom, pine,
deep underglaze
blue.
stand and openwork cover.
Height, 8 inches
875
Hawthorn
diameter,
;
7^
inches.
Ginger-Jar.
Clusters of prunus blossoms in white reserve
on a ground of
fine
opaque
to imitate the cracking of
1662-1722.
markings
K'ang-hsi period,
Carved stand and openwork cover.
Height,
876
blue, with
ice.
9^
inches
;
diameter,
7^
inches.
Oviform Vase.
Dense porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period. The
body encircled with five connecting bands of
countless
minute,
fan-shaped
cilled in
underglaze blue.
on neck
in
medallions pen-
Imitation ring handles
deep cobalt blue.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 16 inches.
——
877
Hawthorn
Ginger-Jar.
Decorated branches of the prunus
Oviform.
blossoms
white reserve on a ground of deep
in
opaque blue, marked
ice.
to imitate the cracking of
K'ang-hsi period,
1
662-1 722.
wood stand and openwork
Height,
878
fjyi
Carved teak-
cover.
inches
diameter,
;
7^
inches.
Oviform Vase.
Of graceful shape. Decoration
of boldly
drawn
five-clawed imperial dragon in fine cobalt blue
under the glaze.
Pure white porcelain of the
K'ang-hsi period, 1662-1722. Six-character mark
pencilled in blue.
Height, i^yi inches.
879
Hawthorn
Ginger-Jar.
Of the K'ang-hsi
period.
With
clusters of
prunus blossoms, alternating with single flowers,
studding the ground of brilliant cobalt blue,
which
is
covered by darker blue lines to rep-
resent cracking
ice.
Carved teakwood stand and
cover.
Height, 9 inches
880
Hawthorn
;
Ginger-Jar.
Globular form. Decorated in brilliant cobalt
blue of the K'ang-hsi period, with clusters of the
blossoms of the floral emblem of the new year in
reserve
blue,
upon a mottled background
which
is
covered with a
of
darker blue lines to represent cracking
symbol of the coming spring.
stand and cover.
Height, 9 inches
;
opaque
reticulation
ice,
of
a
Carved teakwood
diameter,
-]]4.
inches.
—
—
88i
Cylindrical Vase.
of the Kang-hsi period.
Soft paste
Orange
Finely painted decoration, in deep
peel surface.
underglaze blue, of figure of boy astride an ox,
and
flying a kite beneath a willow-tree.
Clump
and fret borders round rim
of rocks at shoulder,
of neck and foot.
Height, 14 inches.
882
Oviform Vase.
Of graceful shape. Pure white porcelain of the
Yung-cheng period. Decoration of lotus in bloom,
stork, and bat symbol, delicately pencilled in pale
Carved teakwood
blue underneath the glaze.
stand.
Height, 13 inches.
883
Clear white
paste
of
K'ang-hsi period.
the
Decorated in brilliant underglaze blue, with the
Chinese domestic and garden scenes, rocks, and
other designs in two panels of leaf and oblong
Ring mark in pale blue. Carved teakshape.
wood high
stand.
Height, 10 inches
884
;
in two square
opaque Mazarin blue.
Decoration of mountain scenery
panels, painted in brilliant
K'ang-hsi
period,
1662-1722.
Finely
carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 10 inches
885
;
diameter, 7 inches.
Large Beaker.
Decoration of garden and domestic scenes, beautifully
painted in brilliant blue underneath the
glaze.
Height, 18 inches.
—
886
Cylindrical Vase.
With low, spreading neck. Decoration of bold
deep cobalt blue under the glaze.
Yung-cheng, 1 723-1 735. Teakwood stand.
floral scrolls in
Height, 14 inches.
887
Ginger- Jar.
Fine white paste of the K'ang-hsi period.
Finely painted decoration, in brilliant Mazarin
blue, of mountain scenery and the " Hundred
Antiques "
in
two oblong panels.
wood stand and
Carved teak-
cover.
Height, 8^2 inches; diameter,
888
7^
inches.
Beaker-shaped Vase.
Decoration of ceremonial and garden scenes,
painted in fine underglaze blue.
rim of mouth and
foot.
Fret bands round
Teakwood
stand. K'ang-
hsi period, 1662-1722.
Height, 17 inches.
889
Large Beaker.
Finely painted decoration, in brilliant underglaze blue, of tree peony, chrysanthemum, and
other flowers, birds, and butterflies.
period, 1662-1722.
K'ang-hsi
Leaf symbol, within
pencilled in blue underneath the foot.
circle,
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height,
890
Hawthorn
17^
inches.
Temple-Jar.
Ovoid-shaped.
Decorated
in
cobalt blue of
the K'ang-hsi period, with blossoming branches
and twigs
of the prunus blossoms
;
the branches
spread alternately upward and downward, so as
to display their white blossoms and buds reserved
upon a mottled background of blue, which is
covered with a reticulation of darker blue lines to
Carved teakwood stand
represent cracking ice.
and cover.
Height, 17 inches.
—
891
Large Beaker,
Decorated
in brilliant cobalt blue
The ground
the glaze.
is
underneath
covered with a
trellis
design, and in eight leaf-shaped panels are finely
painted
the
of
figures
Taoist
eight
genii.
K'ang-hsi, 1622-1722.
Height, 17)^ inches.
892
Ovoid Vase.
With hat-shaped cover.
of the
panel
K'ang-hsi
decoration
period.
Fine white porcelain
Beautifully painted
brilliant
in
underglaze blue.
Decoration consists of blossoming
bols,
and
various
"Hundred
ornaments
Antiques."
sprays of blossoms.
sym-
trees,
illustrating
Round
the
the
neck are
Height, 18 inches.
893
Large Beaker.
Hard paste of
the K'ang-hsi period.
tion of six conventionalized tiger
floral scrolls in
teakwood
deep underglaze
lilies
blue.
Decoraand bold
Carved
stand.
Height, 19 inches.
894
Cylindrical Vase.
Finely decorated, in brilliant opaque blue, with
and cloud forms. Birds
and blossoms in panels round neck. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 1T% inches.
deer, pine tree, rocks,
895
Large Beaker.
brilliant cobalt blue of the
deer, rocks, pine tree,
wood
and
Finely decorated in
K'ang-hsi period, with
storks.
Carved teak-
stand.
Height, 19 inches.
———
8g6
Tall, Slender, Blue and White Vase.
Of graceful form and
tistically pencilled in
Ar-
finished technique.
blue under the white glaze
with conventional scroll of lotus, spreading over
the entire body of vase, with a symmetrical ar-
rangement of large blossoms, which are
fully
expanded, so as to display in each flower the
cup-shaped fruit, studded with seeds, in the
midst of a whorl of petals. A ring of palmations
K'ang-hsi, 1622-1722.
encircles the neck.
character
mark
in blue.
Teakwood
Six-
stand.
Height, 24 inches.
8p7
Large Blue and White
Ovoid-shaped.
Jar.
Decoration of numerous
fig-
ures assembled in garden, in brilliant cobalt blue.
Round the neck are various symbols. K'ang-hsi
Carved wood cover and teakwood stand.
period.
Height, 14 inches
898
Hawthorn
With
;
Temple-Jar.
The
emblem of
original hat-shaped cover.
of prunus blossoms, the floral
clusters
the
new
on a pale blue opaque
ground, with a reticulation of darker blue lines
The symbol of
to represent the cracking ice.
year,
in
white reserve
coming spring.
teakwood stand.
the
K'ang-hsi period.
Carved
Height, i6>^ inches.
899
Beaker.
Beautifully decorated with three broad bands of
the flower of paradise and floral scrolls, painted
Six-charin two shades of fine underglaze blue.
acter
mark within
derneath the foot.
circle, pencilled
in
blue un-
Height, 17 inches.
——
900
Oviform Vase.
Soft paste texture of almost eggshell thinness.
Decoration of figures
and inscription
in
in
garden, pine tree, rocks,
cobalt blue of the
brilliant
Carved teakwood
K'ang-hsi period, 1662-1722.
stand.
Height, 16 inches.
901
Large Gourd-shaped Vase.
Triple
lobe
Decorated
design.
underglaze blue, with elaborate
Borders of arabesque,
Teakwood
fret,
in
floral
brilliant
scrolls.
and sceptre heads.
stand.
Height, 24 inches.
902
Mammoth
Vase.
Tall, ovoid shape, with spreading
vested with a
monochrome
neck.
In-
glaze of clouded blue,
and profusely decorated with two pagodas, landand flowers modelled and carved
in low relief in the paste, and covered with an
ivory-white crackle glaze.
Ch'ien-lung.
Teak-
scapes, figures,
wood
stand.
Height, 48 inches.
903
Amphora-shaped Vase.
Coated with a mottled glaze of rich Mazarincolor, and of fine quality.
Decorated
blue
over the glaze with figure
musical instrument.
ers,
painted
in
Pine
gold,
in
garden, playing
tree, rocks,
now almost
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
and
flow-
obliterated.
Height, 10 inches.
904
Ovoid Vase.
Of the Ch'ien-lung
monochrome glaze of
on which are pencilled
period.
Coated with a
rich sapphire-blue color,
in
gold a series of up-
—
right
and
panels
conventionalized
paradise and symbols of long
life
Floral foliations encircle the neck.
Teakwood
red.
flower
of
and happiness.
Seal
mark
in
stand.
Height, lo inches.
905
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form. Covered with a fine glaze
powder blue. Decorated on the body with
of
three fantastic animals, which are etched in the
paste and in reserve, and enamelled in copper red.
Teakwood
K'ang-hsi.
stand.
Height, 17 inches.
906
Powder-blue Club-shaped Vase.
Of the K'ang-hsi
Decorated
period.
designs in
six
gold
in
over the glaze, with boating scenes and
floral
panels of different shape, sur-
rounded by peony
scrolls.
Round
the shoulder
are floral medallions and diaper patterns, and
encircling the neck, bands of
fret,
festoons,
and
the symbol Shou.
Height, 17 inches.
907
Club-shaped Vase.
Of K'ang-hsi
period.
Decorated
in pencilled
gold over a brilliant powder-blue glaze.
There
are eight panels on the body, of which two are
painted with landscape views, and the remaining
six
contain
branches of
chrysanthemum
tions.
Round
symbols.
the
prunus blossom,
flowers, japonica,
and
inscrip-
the neck are Shou marks and other
fret comCarved teakwood stand.
Borders of arabesques and
plete the decoration.
Height, 17 inches.
908
Beaker-shaped Vase.
K'ang-hsi period.
cobalt-blue glaze,
Coated
known
as
with
powder
a
mottled
blue,
and
—
decorated over the blue glaze in pencilled gold,
a series of panels of different shapes, surrounded
by peony
Four
scrolls.
large
oblong
panels
contain birds, blossoms, carp, lotus, and flowers
and in four circuand foliated panels are birds perched on
branches of blossoms and bamboo sprays.
representing the four seasons
;
lar
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
909
1
8 inches.
Graceful Bottle-shaped Vase.
Invested with a monochrome glaze
of an in-
tense and rich sapphire-blue color.
Decorated
with two boldly drawn five-clawed dragons,
amid cloud forms and fire emblems, chasing the
sacred jewel of omnipotence, pencilled in gold
over the glaze.
mark
in red.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Teakwood
Seal
stand.
Height, 16 inches.
910
— BOTTLED-SHAPED
VaSE.
Of Ch'ien-lung period. Covered with a monochrome glaze of sapphire-blue color, and decorated
floral
in
gold, pencilled
scrolls
peony, and
ized
style,
palmation
wood
composed
lily,
over
the glaze, with
of sprays of the lotus,
designed in conventional ideal-
with
formal
encircles
the
borders.
neck.
A
ring of
Carved teak-
stand.
Height, 16 inches.
—
FIFTH
AND LAST AFTERNOON'S
SALE
Saturday, April
Uth
BEGINNING AT
2. 30
o'CLOCK
PORCELAINS IN MONOCHROME
GLAZES
911
Turquoise Bottle-shaped Vase.
Enamelled with a minutely crackled turquoise
glaze.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, syi inches.
912
Small Vase.
Ovoid-shaped. With flaring neck, and base
covered with a sapphire-blue glaze. Carved teak-
wood
stand.
Height, 6 inches.
913
Small Coupe.
Globular-shaped.
Invested with a soft mono-
chrome glaze of sang-de-poulet. Teakwood
914
stand.
Small Coupe.
Enamelled with a monochrome coral-red glaze
of fine even texture.
Openwork
silver cover.
—
915
Of brown crackle
texture, invested with a pale
apple-green glaze, which thickens at the shoulder
and round the lower part of
1662-17 22. Carved stand.
vase.
K'ang-hsi,
Height, 6 inches.
916
— OvoiD
Vase.
With tube handles on shoulder. Fine white porcelain of the Yung-cheng period, coated with a
mottled monochrome glaze of clair-de-lune tint,
which runs over lip down into the vase and covers
the foot underneath.
Height,
917
6^
inches.
Brilliant turquoise glaze, mottled
crackled.
Teakwood
and minutely
stand.
Height, byi inches.
918
Porcelain Coupe.
Outer surface covered with rose-color
and the inner surface of robin's-egg blue.
Height, 3 inches
919
;
glaze,
length, "]}( inches.
Mottled turquoise glaze of translucent tone.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 6 inches.
920
Yung-cheng period. Enamelled with a monochrome coral-red glaze of fine quality. Teak-
wood
stand.
Height,
921
<S]4.
inches.
Vase.
Jar-shaped.
led.
Pale green glaze, minutely crack-
K'ang-hsi.
Carved stand and cover.
Height, 6 inches.
——
Coral-red Galipot.
922
Covered with a mottled monochrome coral-red
tint.
glaze of uniform
Teakwood stand
inlaid with silver.
Height,
5^
inches.
Small Turquoise Vase.
923
Glaze
Ovoid shaped, with short neck.
and mottled. Teakwood stand.
of
brilliant tint,
Height, 6 inches.
Galipot.
924
Of the Yung-cheng
monochrome glaze
fine
surface.
Covered with a
period.
of liver tint.
Orange-peel
Carved stand.
Height, 8 inches.
Small Ovoid Vase.
925
Covered with turquoise glaze of brilliant tone
and with minute crackle. Teakwood stand.
Height, 6j^ inches.
926
— OvoiD
Vase.
With flaring neck and base. Hard paste of the
K'ang-hsi period. Enamelled with a monochrome
glaze of brilliant mirror black.
Carved teakwood
stand.
Height, 9 inches.
927
— OvoiD-SHAPED
Jar.
Pronounced crackle
texture.
Invested with a
translucent apple-green glaze of uniform tint and
fine
quality.
teakwood
K'ang-hsi,
Carved
1662-17 2 2.
stand.
Height, 6 inches.
928
Small Bottle-Vase.
Of the celebrated Lang-Yao,
of the reign of
Covered with a characteristic monochrome glaze of the sang-de-boeuf color. TeakK'ang-hsi.
wood stand
inlaid with silver.
Height,
5
inches.
——
929
Covered Box.
Pure white porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Covered with a monochrome glaze of lemon-yelSix-character
low tint, of fine, even quality.
mark pencilled in blue underneath the glaze.
Diameter, 7 inches.
930
Graceful form. White porcelain of the Ch'ienEnamelled with an intense, rich
lung period.
sapphire-blue color glaze, which
to
leave
mouth.
a
well-defined
applied so as
is
rim round the
white
mark
Seal
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Teakwood
blue.
in
stand.
Height, 73^ inches.
931
Coral-red Vase.
Melon-shaped.
is
Invested with a glaze of fine
Inside of mouth, and the foot underneath,
tone.
coated with a turquoise crackle enamel. Ch'ien-
lung,
1
736-1 795.
Seal
mark
Carved
red.
in
teakwood stand.
Height,
932
4^
inches.
Broad Vase.
Chrysanthemum
ridged.
monochrome
and
inside
vertically
out
with
purest clair-de-lune
glaze of
K'ang-hsi period.
Body
design.
Enamelled
a
tint.
Finely wrought silver cover.
Carved stand.
Height,
933
6^
inches
;
Sang-de-bceuf Galipot.
K'ang-hsi Lang-Yao specimen.
the characteristic
richly
monochrome
Invested with
glaze,
which
mottled and of dark sanguineous
With carved teakwood cover and
is
tint.
stand.
Height, 6 inches.
—
934
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Enamelled with finely crackled monochrome
of rich and translucent turquoise tint.
glaze
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
935
— Bottle-shaped
Tl4.
inches.
Vase.
Of the K'ang-hsi period.
Covered with a
monochrome glaze of camellia-leaf green color,
minutely crackled throughout.
The foot is
enamelled underneath of the same glaze, which
is
also
partially spread
on inside the mouth.
Carved stand.
Height, 9 inches.
936
— Galipot-Pot.
Covered with a fine monochrome glaze of liver
which leaves the rim of mouth defined by a
line of white.
Yung-cheng, 1723-1735. Carved
teakwood stand.
tint,
Height, ()% inches.
937
— Turquoise
The
Galipot.
glaze at shoulder, of peacock-green
becoming darker where
foot.
Teakwood
it
tint,
thickens around the
stand.
Height, 9 inches.
938
Octagon Bottle-shaped Vase.
Horizontallyridged body, and encircled by four
ribs.
Hard
paste
of
the
Ch'ien-lung period.
Coated with a monochrome glaze of clair-de-lune
tone.
Crackled with a fine network of dark
brown
lines.
in cobalt blue.
Silver collar.
Seal
Teakwood
stand.
mark
pencilled
Height, ?>% inches.
—
939
Pear-shaped Vase.
Of the Yung-cheng period. Invested with a
monochrome glaze of ruby red. The
soft mottled
vase
is
enamelled so as to leave a well-defined
white rim round the mouth and at the base.
Carved stand.
Height,
940
9^
inches.
Exquisite Amphora Vase.
Covered with a pellucid monochrome glaze of
known as "moonlight white,"
or clair-de-lune glaze.
Neck restored and
pale sky-blue tint
mounted
in silver.
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
mark pencilled
character
in
Six-
underglaze blue.
Height, 6 inches.
941
Globular-shaped Vase.
Thick porcelain. Invested with a soft monochrome glaze of pink color, which is a variety of
rose d'or, being derived from gold, and belonging to Yung-cheng,
1723-1735.
Height, lYz inches
942
;
diameter,
Handsome
7^
inches.
Turquoise Quadrilateral Vase.
With elephant-head handles.
which
is
The
decoration,
lightly etched in the paste, consists of
sprays of the tree peony of spring, the lotus of
summer, the chrysanthemum of autumn, and the
plum of winter, with a ring of palmation encircling the neck.
The finely crackled glaze which
invests the whole is soft and of translucent
tints, thickening at shoulder and round the foot.
Height, 8J^ inches.
—
943
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body, with tubular neck.
Covered
with a monochrome glaze of sang-de-boeuf which
is mottled, and thickens at the foot.
Six-charac-
mark in blue
Teakwood stand.
ter
circle of Hsiian-te,
1426-1435.
Height, 9 inches.
944
Melon-shaped Vase.
Of regular
oval-shape.
Modelled
in the
form
of an ordinary melon, with vertical grooves, and
coated with a monochrome glaze of emerald
green of perfect purity, and minutely crackled
throughout.
K'ang-hsi,
1662-1722
Carved
stand and cover.
*
945
Height, 9 inches.
With short, tubular neck, and scalloped flange.
Covered with a brilliant, mirror-black glaze with
K'ang-hsi period. Carved
vermilion shading.
stand.
Height, 10 inches.
946
Vase.
Globular body, with cylindrical neck, spreading at mouth.
Monochrome
glaze of camellia
leaf-green color, minutely crackled throughout.
K'ang-hsi period.
Height, 9 inches.
947
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Covered with a crackled monochrome glaze of
K'ang-hsi
d'or, with peach-bloom tints.
HsiianSix-character mark in blue.
period.
te, 1426-1435.
rouge
Height, 9 inches.
—
948
Turquoise Dish.
The outer edge
Shallow, circular form.
is
dec-
orated with two dragons amid clouds, executed
in relief
and etched
in the paste.
enamelled
It is
with a turquoise glaze of mottled tone, which
extends over the rim, inside the dish, and invests
the base of the foot, with the exception of the
circular rim,
which
is
unglazed, and shows the
grayish texture of the paste.
wood high
stand.
Elaborate teak-
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Diameter, ioj4 inches.
949
— TURQUOISE-BLUE
VaSE.
Of the Ch'ien-lung
Globular body,
period.
with cylindrical neck, the mouth o£ which has
been capped with
chrome glaze
wood
Covered with a monoCarved teak-
silver.
of pale turquoise tint.
stand.
Height, II inches.
950
Lang-Yao Flower-Pot.
Covered with the characteristic monochrome
glaze
of
The
sang-de-boeuf color.
colors,
of
varied tones, pass from the ruby red to the deepest crimson,
and of great depth.
An
unusually
specimen of brilliant quality. The rim, inner
surface, and foot underneath are of crackled
fine
"rice-color"
glaze.
K'ang-hsi,
Handsome carved teakwood
Height, 7 inches
951
;
1762-17 22.
stand.
diameter,
9^
inches.
Crackled Green Vase.
Bottle-shaped. With globular body and tubular
neck, spreading at mouth.
Monochrome
glaze
of camellia leaf-green color, minutely crackled
throughout.
Carved and
silver inlaid stand.
Height, II inches.
—
952
Ovoid body, with
slender neck, which
tall,
is
The vase is invested
monochrome glaze of
neatly capped with silver.
with
the
characteristic
sang-de-boeuf
cheng,
7 23-1
1
color
736.
of
varied tones.
Yung-
Carved stand.
Height, 10 inches.
953
Wide-mouthed Oviform Vase.
With two elephant-head handles on shoulder.
Enamelled with a mottled glaze known as robin'segg souffle.
Ch'ien-lung,
Lac1736-1795.
quered stand.
Height, II inches
954
;
diameter, 9 inches.
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Hard
paste of the Ch'ien-lung period. Invested
with a mottled
monochrome
color of fine quality.
in relief in the paste.
glaze of tea-dust
Ribbon ornament carved
Height, 12 inches.
955
Covered with a finely crackled turquoise glaze,
which varies in soft, translucent tints, according to
its depth.
Height, II inches.
g^6
— Bottled-shaped
Vase.
Globular body, with slender cylindrical neck.
Covered with a
fine souffle
monochrome
glaze of
sang-de-boeuf tone, with shadings of ruby red.
Ch'ien-lung,
1
736-1 795.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, II inches.
——
957 — Ovoid
Vase.
Of graceful form and fine technique. Invested
with a pellucid monochrome glaze of deep clairBroad band of leaf pattern round
de-lune tone.
Yung-cheng
base, carved in relief in the paste.
seal mark in cobalt blue underneath the foot.
Height, 12 inches.
958
Vase.
With decorations executed
Graceful form.
relief
and engraved
in the paste.
finely crackled turquoise glaze,
in
Invested with a
which varies
in
tone according to the depth, thereby enhancing
This ornathe effect of relief and chisel work.
mentation consists of broad band of peony scrolls
round the body, and a ring of upright palmations
on the neck completed by encircling bands of
ornamental scroll and fret designs of varied pat;
Ch'ien-lung,
terns.
1
736-1 795.
Richly carved
stand.
Height,
—
959 Pear-shaped
With
12^
inches.
Vase.
mouth.
flaring
monochrome
glaze.
Covered with a ruby-red
Yung-cheng, 17 23-1 735.
Carved stand.
Height, II inches
960
;
diameter, 6 inches.
Apple-green Vase.
Bottle-shaped.
Invested with a brilliant trans-
lucent enamel, uniformly crackled with network
of
brown
lines.
With
stand.
Height, 12 inches.
960*
Quadrangular Vase.
With five necks. Dense porcelain of the Yungcheng period. It is enamelled inside and out,
as well as under the foot, with a lustrous celadon
glaze
of
bluish
irregularly
tint.
by crackled
The
lines,
glaze
is
traversed
which are colorless
—
some parts. The body is encircled by three
bands of prominent ribs. Seal mark pencilled in
deep cobalt blue underneath the foot. Carved
in
Height, II }4 inches.
961
Turquoise Vase.
With tall,
surmounted by a silver
Globular bottle-shaped.
neck, which
glaze
is
is
cylindrical
rim.
The
a deep turquoise tint of rich translucence,
and minutely crackled. Chien-lung, 1736-1795.
Height, 12^ inches.
962
— OvoiD
Vase.
With receding neck.
Graceful form and
fine
The whole
monochrome glaze of
texture of the Ch'ien-lung period.
surface
invested with a
pure clair-de-lune tone.
cobalt blue.
Seal
mark
pencilled in
Height, II inches.
963
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Hard paste
of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Invested
monochrome glaze of tea-leaf
seal mark underneath the foot.
with a fine mottled
green.
Incised
Height, 13 inches.
964
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Covered with a soft monochrome glaze of red,
a variety of rose d'or, and shading at the foot
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
into a darker tone.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, II inches.
965
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body, with cylindrical neck. Covered
with a souffle glaze of even quality known as
stone blue.
Height, I2>^ inches.
966
—
— Pear-shaped
Vase.
Of white porcelain and
With spreading mouth.
Invested with a ruby-red souf-
of hght texture.
fle
fine quality,
glaze of
peel
surface.
mark
in blue.
and with an orange-
Ch'ien-lung,
736-1 795.
1
Height,
— Turquoise-blue
967
Seal
11^
inches.
Bottle.
With carved silver top. The color is a deep
blue, and still darker splashes, and has " shad-roe"
Silver collar. Teakcrackle over entire surface.
wood
stand.
Height, II }i inches; diameter,
968
6^ inches.
Pear-shaped Vase,
The
glaze
is
of liver tint, applied so as to leave
a well-defined white rim around the mouth.
mark
inscribed in blue.
Ch'ien-lung,
1
Seal
736-1 795.
Height, 12 inches.
969
— Bottle-shaped
Vase.
With rudimentary handles on neck.
with a fine
of
even
monochrome
quality.
Covered
glaze of tea-leaf green
Ch'ien-lung.
Incised
seal
mark.
Height, 14 inches.
970
— Stone-blue
Vase.
Compressed ovoid-shaped. With two wide open
dragon handles projecting from the sides at the
neck, and relief modelling fashioned after an
ancient bronze.
A pointed, diamond-shaped
ornament is outlined in high relief on the front
back, and sides.
The glaze is of mottled texture,
and runs over the lip into the mouth of vase.
Yung-cheng, 1 723-1 736. Carved teakwood stand.
Height, 13 inches
;
diameter, 9 inches.
—
971
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Ovoid body, with slender tubular neck.
Cov-
ered with liver-color glaze of even quality, and
orange-peel surface.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Heignt, 12 inches.
972
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Coated
with a dense monochrome glaze of intense and
shading into very deep
rich sapphire-blue color,
purple.
It invests
under the
1
a buff -colored paste, exhibited
which is unglazed. Ch'ien-lung,
foot,
736-1 795.
Height, i3j^ inches.
973
Bottle-shaped Vase.
With flanged neck.
tled
monochrome
Ch'ien-lung.
Covered with a
glaze
known
fine
tea
as
motdust.
Height, 14 inches.
974
Sang-de-bceuf Vase.
With slender neck,
Graceful bottle-shaped.
which spreads
at the
tled throughout,
pink
to
the
The glaze is motshaded from a delicate
mouth.
and
darker
is
tones
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
of
sang-de-boeuf.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 13 inches.
975
Ovoid Jar.
Graceful form, with slightly spreading neck.
Enamelled with a mottled tone of turquoise tint
of fine quality, known as peacock green, which
extends over the rim, inside the mouth, and
invests the base of the foot, with the exception of
the circular rim, which
texture of the paste.
is
unglazed, and shows the
Teakwood
Height, 13 inches
;
stand.
diameter, 9 inches.
—
976
Large Ovoid Vase.
With
neck.
flaring
Covered
with
a
deep
monochrome red glaze which has an orange-peel
Teakwood stand.
surface.
Height, 13 inches.
977
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of the Yung-cheng period. Covered with a
Teakwood stand.
sapphire-blue glaze.
Height, 13 inches.
978
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular
body,
with
cylindrical
tall,
neck.
Covered with finely mottled turquoise glaze of
pale tint.
Height, 13 inches.
979
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body, with tall, slender, cylindrical
Invested with a sang-de-boeuf souffle
glaze, which has a very even surface, known as
neck.
the
"orange
Teakwood
peel."
Ch'ien-lung,
1736-1795.
stand.
Height, 14 inches.
980
Turquoise Vase.
Enamelled with a translucent
Bottle-shaped.
The body and
glaze of " peacock-green " tint.
neck of vase are encircled by a series of rings
modelled in low relief. Teakwood stand.
Height, 13 inches.
gSi
—Vase, Octagon-Ovoid
Shaped.
Fashioned after an ancient bronze hanging
vase.
Covered with a pistache-green
of orange-peel surface.
Teakwood
Height, 13 inches
;
soft glaze
stand.
diameter, 8 inches.
——
g82
Sang-de-bceuf Vase.
With globular body and
Bottle-shaped.
The
cylindrical neck.
spots,
is
and
glaze
is
The
at the foot richly mottled.
foot
covered underneath rice-color crackle glaze.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, i6 inches
983
tall,
flecked with light
;
diameter, 8 inches.
Oviform Vase.
With spreading neck.
crackled
turquoise
Invested with finely
known
glaze,
fish-roe
as
crackle, which extends over the rim inside the
The foot underneath is unglazed, and
shows the grayish texture of the paste. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 13^ inches.
Tall Oviform Vase.
mouth.
984
Enamelled with the celebrated red glaze of the
Lang-Yao
of the reign of K'ang-hsi.
face of the glaze exhibits fine depth
the richly mottled
type
The upper edge
defined by a rim of white, with
is
shadings below of celadon crackle.
pale green underneath.
Teakwood
Height, 17 inches
985
sur-
reflects
of sang-de-boeuf
tints
streaked with lighter shades.
of the neck
The
and
;
The
foot
is
stand.
diameter, 6j^
inches.
Vase.
Ovoid body, with flaring tubular neck. Rudimentary handles in relief on shoulder. Invested
with a fine mottled
of soft texture.
monochrome
Ch'ien-lung.
tea-dust glaze
Carved stand.
Height, 15 inches.
986
Vase.
With tubular neck,
Covered with a mono-
Globular bottle-shaped.
spreading at mouth.
chrome glaze of
rich violet color, the glaze run-
ning over and into the mouth.
1
736-1 795.
Teakwood
Ch'ien-lung,
stand.
Height, 14 inches.
———
987
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Buff paste
monochrome
green
rich
glaze of turquoise of the peacock-
which
tint,
Covered with a
is
minutely crackled through-
out with a network of well-defined lines repre-
Teakwood
senting " fish-roe " crackle.
stand.
Height, 14 inches.
988
Bottle-shaped Vase.
With slender,
neck, spreading at
cylindrical
mouth. Dense porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
Coated with a mottled monochrome glaze of
clair-de-hme tone, which thickens round the foot.
Crackled with a network of dark brown lines.
Height, 15 inches.
989
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form. Covered with a
^%%
rich robin's-
which runs over
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-
souffle glaze of fine quality,
lip into
1795.
the mouth of vase.
Teakwood stand.
Height, 14 inches.
990
Cylindrical Vase.
Covered with
1662-1722.
fine
With
powder-blue.
Teakwood
known
glaze,
souffle
as
K'ang-hsi,
collar.
silver
stand.
Height, 14 inches.
ggi
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body and wide tubular neck.
vested with
a
monochrome
glaze
of
In-
camellia
leaf-green color, minutely crackled throughout.
The
foot
glaze,
mouth.
enamelled underneath with the same
is also partially spread inside the
The rim of the mouth is lightly touched
is
which
with a ring of brown
tint.
Teakwood
Height, 16 inches
;
stand.
diameter, 9 inches.
——
—
gg2 Bottle-shaped
Vase.
Enamelled with a
Flaring neck.
lucent glaze of deep
turquoise
rich trans-
which
tint,
is
minutely crackled throughout with a network of
well-defined lines.
Height, 14 inches.
993
Club-shaped Vase.
Fine white porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
Coated with a m.onochrome glaze of great brilCarved teakliancy, known as raven's wing.
wood
stand.
Height, 17 inches.
994
Club-shaped Vase.
Coated with a mottled cobalt glaze of fine
known as " powder blue " or " Mazarin
Two rims of the lip are of white and left
blue."
texture,
The
free of the blue glaze.
foot underneath
is
and marked with a blue ring.
K'ang-hsi, 1 662-1 722.
glaze
of white
Height, 17 inches.
995
Lang-Yao Vase.
cylindrical
Tall,
The
rich
crimson
shape, with
swelling body.
deep glaze exhibits the characteristic
tints of quality of
darkest mottling.
sang-de-boeuf
The upper edge
covered underneath with a gray rice color glaze.
Height, 18 inches
996
is
The base
defined by a narrow rim of soft white.
is
in its
neck
of
;
diameter, 7 inches,
Large Vase.
Globular body, with gracefully flaring neck, on
are two elephants' heads modelled in
which
relief
for handles.
lucent souffle
glaze
Covered with a
of
starch
rich trans-
blue,
which
is
applied so as to leave a well-defined white rim
round the mouth. Ch'ien-lung, 1 736-1 795. Seal
mark
in blue.
Height, 18 inches
;
——
997
Club-shaped Vase.
With a coral-red
color.
souffle glaze of a
The upper edge
of the neck
charming
is
defined
by a rim of white. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 17 inches
998
;
diameter, 7 inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form and very fine technique.
Dating from the Ch'ien-lung period. Globular
body and long slender neck. Coated with a
monochrome
glaze
of
brilliant
mirror black.
This was once profusely painted in gold, and
traces remain in various parts of the vase. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 18 inches.
ggg
Majestic Bottle-shaped Vase.
Sonorous porcelain of the best Ch'ien-lung
Enamelled with a monochrome glaze
of an intense and rich Mazarin-blue color, with an
Seal mark in deep blue.
orange-peel surface.
period.
Height, 22 inches
1000
;
Vase for Flowers.
Low form. Fungus design. Enamelled with
a glaze splashed with mottled stripes of varied,
changing tints, passing from light blue to purple,
and intermediate shades
glaze
is
thickest.
into crimson,
Ch'ien-lung.
where
Elaborately
carved teakwood stand.
Height, 3 inches; diameter, 11 inches.
looi
Unique Galipot.
Hard paste of the Ming
period, invested with
a rich brown metallic glaze, and decorated with
branches of hawthorn blossoms, in under-glaze
blue and in reserve.
Height, II inches.
——
I002
Globular Vase.
Pomegranate form, invested with strawberry
splash glaze, mottled and streaked with blue,
celadon, red, and other colors, the glaze ex-
tending over the
downward
lip
and for about an inch
Carved stand.
inside the mouth.
Height, II inches.
1003
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Graceful form, enamelled with a brilliant
transmutation (Yao-pien) glaze of the Ch'ienlung period. A ground of brownish crackle
texture, invested with a rich flambe coating pass-
ing into deep crimson mottled
with spots of light purplish-blue.
tints,
The
flecked
foot
is
enamelled underneath with a brown crackle
glaze.
Height, 16 inches.
SPECIMENS OF CELADON
1004
Vase.
Globular body, with spreading neck and base.
hard paste of the K'ang-hsi period.
Clear
Enamelled with a monochrome celadon glaze of
The
decora-
in slight relief in the paste,
touched
pure tone and pale greenish shade.
tion,
which
is
with the graving-tool, consists of a close interlacement of waving scrolls of the tree peony.
Height, ()% inches.
1005
Oviform Vase.
Fine white porcelain of the
covered with a pellucid
Lotus design.
Ch'ien-lung
monochrome
deepening
in
period,
glaze
of the decoration.
on neck.
wood
of
Seal
greenish-celadon
tint,
thickens in the recesses
Conventional scroll handles
tones as
mark
it
pencilled in blue.
Teak-
stand.
Height, 8 inches.
—
Trumpet-shaped Vase.
ioo6
Invested with a celadon glaze of fine quality.
K'ang-hsi,
1
Teakwood
662-1 722.
stand.
Height, 8 inches.
1007
— Gourd-shaped
Hard
Vase.
monochrome glaze
with a pellucid celadon
sea-green
Gourd vine carved
tint.
in
of
high
Carved stand.
relief.
Height,
1008
Invested
paste of Ch'ien-lung period.
— GoURD-SHAPED
8^
inches.
VaSE.
Fine white porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Covered with a celadon monochrome glaze of
purest sea-green
varying
tint,
in
tone according
to the depth, so as to bring out the decorative
details underneath,
relief in
the paste.
which are worked
in
low
This decoration consists of
and foliations. Seal mark pendeep blue.
scrolls
floral
cilled
in
stand.
Height, 7 inches.
1009
—Flower-Vase.
Dense
porcelain
Low beaker form,
of
K'ang-hsi period.
the
with broad flange, coated with
a deep rich glaze of green celadon color, which
Grotesque
lip into the vase.
runs over the
handles
modelled
in
Height, 6 inches
loio
— Ovoid
in
relief
the
paste
on
Carved stand.
shoulder.
diameter, il inches.
;
Vase.
Of graceful shape and
perfect
technique.
Clear white porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
It is
of
covered with a celadon monochrome glaze
sea-green tint of even and soft
purest
quality.
Six-character
mark
pencilled in blue
Height, io}4 inches.
——
loi
Flower-Vase.
I
Composed,
as
were,
it
of
amphoras
six
Fine white porcelain of
It is enamelled all
the Ch'ien-lung period.
over with a pellucid glaze of sea-green celadon
coalesced into one.
varying in tone according to the depth.
pencilled in blue underneath the
color,
Seal
mark
foot.
Height, 7 inches.
IOI2
Pure
period.
white
It
is
porcelain
the
of
Yung-cheng
coated with a celadon mono-
chrome glaze of bluish tint. Round the body is
a band of rope network modelled in relief in
Seal mark pencilled in deep blue
the paste.
underneath the foot, which
Carved stand.
Silver collar.
is
of white
glaze.
Height, tyi inches.
1013
— OvoiD
Vase.
With
scroll
handles on neck.
Pure white
porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
Invested
with a sea-green celadon glaze of exceeding
purity, varying in tone according to the depth,
so as to bring out the decorative details underneath, which are carved in low relief under the
This decoration consists of two broad
paste.
bands of conventionalized dragons and symbols.
The
glaze runs over the lip
down
into the vase
and covers the entire inner surface. Seal mark
Finely carved
pencilled in deep cobalt-blue.
teakwood and ivory stand.
1014
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Thick sonorous porcelain
It is enamelled all
With bulb neck.
of the K'ang-hsi period.
over with a pellucid glaze of grayish celadon
color, crackled with a
lines.
The
foot
is
bold reticulation of brown
invested underneath in the
—
same crackle
glaze, so as to leave the rim un-
covered, which
Carved
tinted iron-brown.
is
teakwood stand.
Height, II inches.
1015
—OvoiD-SHAPED
Vase.
With receding neck and bold
flaring mouth.
enamelled inside and out, as well as under
the foot, with a celadon monochrome glaze of
Encircling rim of lip is
purest pea-green tint.
a narrow band, studded with minute bosses,
It is
worked
1
1016
in
736-1 7 95.
relief
— Bottle-shaped
Graceful
the
in
Ch'ien-lung,
paste.
Height, II inches.
Vase.
form and
technique.
fine
It
is
covered with a celadon monochrome glaze of
pure sea-green tint, deepening in tone as it
thickens
in
which
worked
is
the
recesses
of
the decoration,
in relief in the paste
under-
This consists of band of floral scrolls
and a series of borders of palmations, sceptrehead scrolls, and fret designs. Ch'ien-lung,
neath.
1
736-1 795.
wood
Carved teak-
Incised seal mark.
stand.
Height, 13 inches.
1017
Beaker-shaped Vase.
Low form. Pure white
porcelain of the Ch'ien-
lung period. It is enamelled inside and out, as
well as under the foot, with a celadon glaze of
the purest sea-green tint, deepening as
in the recesses of the decoration,
in
and
with an
is
interlacing of the sacred
foliated scrolls
;
carved
A
band is
the vase and filled
in relief in the paste underneath.
reserved around the body of
thickens
it
which
fungus
the neck and round the foot
are ornamented with bats, the symbols of happiness, flying
among
scrolled clouds.
Group
teakwood and brocade stand.
Height, 7 inches.
of
—
ioi8
Bottle-shaped Vase.
With tubular handles on neck. Hard paste
Enamelled with a
monochrome
glaze of green celadon
tint,
vary-
ing in tone according to the depth, so as to
bring out the decoration underneath, which
carved
low
in
relief in the paste.
is
This deco-
ration consists of a series of bands of archaic
fret
and
scroll designs,
and round the neck the
sacred fungus and symbolic bat.
Seal
mark
pencilled in deep cobalt-blue underneath
foot.
the
Carved teakwood stands.
Height, 15 inches.
1019
Ovoid Vase.
Of graceful shape and fine technique. Coated
monochrome glaze of pellucid green,
with a
leaving in reserve four oblong panels, which
are enamelled with a blue celadon glaze, the
traditional shade of the ancient wares of the
Sung Dynasty, and contain the apparatus
of
the liberal arts and the materials of the scholar,
worked
in
low
relief
in
the
paste.
Further
decoration consists of a ground of incised
floral
arabesques and diapers, and bands of foliation
mark Shou and symbols,
under the glaze. YungCarved teakwood
1 736-1 795.
interspersed with the
carved
in
low
cheng period,
relief
stand.
Height, iS}i inches.
1020
— BOTTLE-SHAPED
VASE.
With elephant-head handles
neck.
in
bold relief on
Fine white porcelain of the Yung-cheng
period.
The whole
surface
is
invested with a
celadon glaze of typical sea-green
and even
quality.
tint,
of soft
Carved stand.
Height,
14^
inches.
—
I02I
Ovoid body, with tall, tubular neck, which is
surmounted by a lotus flower, displaying the
seed pod. The whole surface is coated with a
rich,
unctuous celadon glaze of pea-green
tint,
which deepens as
it
the decoration.
This decoration consists of
thickens in the recesses of
archaic scrolls, bands of foliations, and fret de-
carved
signs,
in
neath the glaze.
low relief in the paste underConventionalized openwork
dragon handles on neck.
Carved stand.
1795.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736Height, 16 inches.
1022
Broad Ovoid Vase.
Thick porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period,
enamelled with a monochrome celadon glaze of
ration,
which
executed
is
The deco-
in slight relief in the
paste, consists of a close interlacing of scroll
Round
clouds and conventionalized dragons.
the shoulder and neck are bands, rectangular
frets,
is
and palmations.
The rim
mouth
of the
defined by a line of white glaze.
Carved
stand.
Height, 15 inches.
1023
Beaker-shaped Vase,
White porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Decoration, worked in slight relief in the paste
beneath a pale celadon glaze, consists of cloud
forms and two lions in pursuit of the Po-ku,
and symbols tied with fillets. Round the foot
Teakwood stand.
is a band of palmations.
Height, 18 inches.
1024
Tall Oviform Vase.
With
slightly spreading tubular neck,
elled with a fine
celadon
in
low
tint of
monochrome
of
a
Decoration, carved
underneath the glaze,
pure tone.
relief in the paste
consists
enam-
glaze of greenish
pair
of
five-clawed
imperial
—
dragons pursuing the wish-granting jewel. The
intervals are filled in with scrolled masses of
clouds and fire emblems. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
Height,
1025
1"]%. inches.
Large Pilgrim Bottle-Vase.
Of graceful form
Literally, full-moon vase.
and exceedingly
with a celadon
green
tint,
fine technique.
monochrome
varying
in
It is
covered
glaze of purest sea-
tone according to the
depth, so as to bring out the elaborate decoradetails underneath, which are artistically
worked in low relief in the paste. The body is
emblazoned on each side with a central Shou
(longevity) monogram, surrounded by conventionalized birds of paradise and scroll foliations.
tive
Round
the neck are floral scrolls.
The
scroll
handles, which connect the neck and shoulders,
are fashioned in the form of the sacred sceptre.
Yung-cheng,
in
1
736-1 795.
Seal
cobalt-blue underneath
the
mark
pencilled
foot.
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 30 inches
1026
;
Large Celadon Vase,
Broad ovoid body, with receding neck and
The whole surface is
tube-formed handles.
enamelled with a monochrome celadon glaze of
ration,
which
is
The deco-
confined to the shoulder, neck,
and handles, is beautifully executed in slight
relief, touched with the graving-tool, and consists
of a close interlacing of waving scrolls of the
tree peony, and borders of sceptre-head scrolls.
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795.
Seal mark pencilled
in cobalt-blue underneath the foot.
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 20 inches
;
—
—
ANTIQUE
CHINESE PORCELAINS
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED
COLORS
1027
ENAMEL
IN
Small Jardiniere.
Octagonal shape. Covered with dark blue
and decorated with floral scrolls and bat
emblem pencilled in gold. Ch'ien-lung, 1736-
glaze,
1795-
.
,
Height, 3 inches.
1028
Small Tray.
Oval-shaped.
Hard
paste of the Ch'ien-lung
Decorated with flowers and
delicately pencilled in enamel colors.
period.
mark pencilled
character
1029
Oval
Dish,
Hard
scrolls,
Four-
in blue.
with Cover.
paste.
Floral
scrolls
and
symbols,
pencilled in brilliant enamel colors, characteristic
mark
1030
Four-character
in coral-red.
Plate.
Pure white porcelain of almost eggshell thinDecorated with enamel colors of the
Yung-cheng period, with mandarin ducks in a
lake, lotus and other water plants growing
ness.
in
it,
acter
and a kingfisher
mark
Six-char-
flying above.
in pale blue.
Diameter, 8 inches.
103 1
Teapot.
Covered with pale turquoise
glaze,
and pro-
fusely decorated with floral scrolls, symbols, and
inscriptions in brilliant
ing.
Seal
mark.
enamel colors and
Chia-ch'ing,
gild-
1796-1821.
Carved ivory stand.
Height, 8 inches.
—
Eggshell-Plate.
1032
Pure white paste. Decorated with figure of
Chinese sage, beneath willow tree, in delicate
enamel colors. Round the rim, lightly etched
in the paste, are three five-clawed
culiar
mark and
Pe-
dragons.
inscriptions pencilled in red
black underneath the foot.
and
Ch'eng-hua, 1465-
1488.
Diameter, 7>^ inches,
Eggshell-Plate.
1033
Companion
to the preceding.
Chinese Plate.
1034
Richly decorated with miniature figures, flow-
ornaments, and symbols
enamel colors and gilding.
ers, fruits,
Diameter,
1035
— Mongolian
in brilliant
q]4. inches.
Plate,
Pure white hard
paste.
Beautifully decorated.
gems and
round the inner rim are the eight symbols of
good fortune, or happy omens, all painted in
brilliant enamel colors enriched by gilding.
Round
the outer rim are the seven
Diameter,
1036
;
9^
inches.
— Plate.
Pure white porcelain of the Tao-kouang peOn outside rim, on a yellow ground, are
floral scrolls and symbols painted in brilliant
Within, five bats, symbols of
enamel colors.
riod.
happiness, and Shou
mark pencilled
in coral-
red.
1037
— Plate.
Companion
to the preceding.
——
1038
Plate,
Thin white porcelain
of
Yung-cheng
the
Exquisitely decorated with branches
period.
pomegranates and butterflies in delicate
enamel colors of coral-red and leaf-green pre-
of
dominating.
Diameter,
1039
9^
inches.
Large Plate.
Sonorous
branches of flowers
Ming
period.
and
enamel colors of Famille
garden
domestic
of
the
of
porcelain
Decoration
in
scene
rose.
Diameter, 14 inches,
1040
Large Plate.
Famille
figures
verte
and
monial subject
Decorated with
Chinese cere-
specimen.
interior
scene of
enamel colors of the
Border of arabesques
in brilliant
early K'ang-hsi period.
and symbols.
Diameter, 14 inches,
1041
Oviform Jar.
Clear white hard
period.
scrolls in
paste of the
Decoration of
floral
Ch'ien-lung
medallions and
underglaze blue, leaf-green, red, and
Seal mark pencilled in blue
yellow enamels.
underneath the
foot.
Teakwood stand and
cover.
Height,
1042
5
inches
;
Gallipot.
Covered with a fine mottled coral-red glaze,
and decorated with branches of plum blossoms,
Bands of
pencilled in gold over the glaze.
palmation and sceptre-head scrolls on shoulder
and round the foot. Carved teakwood stand
inlaid with silver.
——
—
I043
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Pure white hard paste. Decoand arabesques in coral-red,
Teakwood stand.
emerald-green, and gold.
Graceful form.
ration of
vines
Height, 9 j^ inches.
1044
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Companion
1045
to the preceding.
Gallipot.
Decoration, in underglaze blue and enamel
colors, of deer, birds in flight, branches of
boo, and
monkey on branch
turbing wasp nest.
of
plum
bam-
tree, dis-
Ch'eng-hua, 1465-1487.
Height, 7 inches.
1046
Flower-Vase.
Double
Decorated
lozenge-shaped.
in
six
slightly depressed panels, with figures, landscape,
and floral designs exquisitely painted in fine
enamel colors and gilding. Each panel is
framed in a border of foliated scrolls and floral
disks.
Height, s}4 inches.
1047
Octagonal Bowl.
Shallow form. Decorated with floral scrolls
and symbols, in brilliant enamel colors and
Within,
gilding, on a green enamel ground.
green glaze. Tao-kouang, 1821-1850. Carved
Seal
mark
in coral-red.
Diameter, 9 inches.
1048
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Clear
white
porcelain
of
the
Yung-cheng
Decoration, branches of pomegranates,
period.
and cluster of berries in underglaze blue and
peach-bloom tint. Borders of trefoil foliations,
scroll and fret patterns, round rim of neck and
foot.
Six-character
the foot.
Teakwood
mark
in blue
underneath
stand.
Height, 8 inches.
—
I049
Flower-Pot and Tray.
Fluted design. Covered with blue enamel, and
floral scrolls and symbols in
decorated with
brilliant
enamel colors of the Ch'ien-lung period,
1736-1796.
1050
Oviform Vase with Handles.
The body
is covered with a translucent yellow
under which is a decoration, etched in the
paste, of five-clawed dragons amid cloud forms,
chasing the pearl of omnipotence. The neck
and base are decorated in underglaze blue with
glaze,
bands of palmations and coral scrolls. Ch'ienlung period, 1 736-1 795. Seal mark pencilled
in blue.
Height, 8 inches
105
1
;
diameter,
5
inches.
Amphora-shaped Vase.
Decoration, of carp ascending from water,
and branches of blossoms, exquisitely painted
Carved
in coral-red, leaf-green, and gilding.
teakwood stand.
Height,
1052
q%
inches.
of
sang-de-
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Covered with a mottled glaze
bceuf and celadon tints.
Decoration of boldly
drawn five-clawed dragon
K'ang-hsi
wood
period,
underglaze blue.
in
1662-17 2 2.
Carved teak-
stand.
Height, 10 inches.
1053
Small Cylindrical Vase.
Bamboo design. Orange-yellow
glaze
of
Ornamentation of bamboo
branches, carved in low relief and enamelled in
Carved stand.
green.
lustrous
quality.
Height,
6^
inches.
———
Covered Box.
I054
With flowers and floral-scroll design, in brilenamels and gold pencilling, on a ground of
liant
peacock-green glaze.
Teakwood
Ch'ien-lung,
736-1 795.
1
stand.
Diameter, 6 inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
1055
Etched ground, covered with lemon-yellow
Decoration of figures and enamel color.
glaze.
Ch'ien-lung,
1
736-1795.
Seal
red.
tion at
Teakwood
lip.
mark
in coral-
Slight restora-
stand.
Height, 8 inches.
1056
Decorated with lotus plant in blue, incised
and enamelled in brilliant green, white, and
purple upon a monochrome ground of orangeyellow.
K'ang-hsi,
1662-1722.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 9 inches.
1057
— Flower-Pot.
Decorated outside
on enamel colors of pink, blue,
green, red, and gold, on a surface of turquoise
Of Ch'ien-lung
with
porcelain.
floral scrolls,
blue enamel.
The
projected
lip
is
encircled
with a fret border in various enamels. Ch'ienFine carved teakwood high
lung, 1736-1795.
stand.
Height, 4 inches
1058
;
Trumpet-shaped Vase.
Of Ch'ien-lung period. Covered with a pale
green mottled glaze, and decorated in rose-color
enamel, with four five-clawed dragons, amid
——
cloud
forms and
fire
emblems, chasing the
Border and bands
sacred pearl of omnipotence.
mark in rose
Carved teakwood
of fret and foliated designs.
color,
Seal
on band at shoulder.
stand.
Height, II inches.
1059
Graceful Ovoid Vase.
With tube handles
at
neck for hanging.
It
decorated with eight large blossoms of the
idealized flowers, known as the " flowers of
is
wavy foliations
and intercepted by the eight Buddhistic symbols of good fortune, all pencilled in fine enamel
colors of the Ch'ien-lung period, on a soft white
paradise," connected by delicate
paste.
Seal
wood
stand.
mark
in blue.
Finely carved teakHeight, 13 inches.
1060
Incense-Burner.
Square-shaped
period.
Decorated with a fretwork design, in-
Of the Ch'ien-lung
on
feet.
volving the swastika symbol, carved in
outside and enamelled turquoise.
of foliated
and
fret designs, are
The
painted in coral-
red on an imperial yellow ground.
is
of similar design in pierced
relief
borders,
The cover
work with
Kilin,
and openwork ball surmounting. Ch'ien-lung,
1736-1795. Carved teakwood stand.
Height, 10 inches
1061
;
diameter, 7 inches,
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Covered with an iridescent yellow glaze.
Decorated with two five-clawed dragons amid
fire-emblems and cloud forms, which are lightly
etched in the paste and enamelled in brilliant
Ch'ien-lung,
and purple.
green
1
736-1 795.
Height, 12 inches.
—
Bottle-shaped Vase.
io62
Invested with a monochrome glaze of pale turquoise,
and decorated with
five
conventional-
ized flowers of paradise, connected by delicate,
wavy
by
Ch'ien-lung,
gilding.
mark
and
enamel colors enriched
foliations covering the entire surface,
painted with brilliant
1
736-1 795.
Seal
in red.
Height, 12 inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
1063
Companion
to the preceding.
Jar with Original Cover.
1064
White porcelain. Decorated
two five-clawed
dragons amid cloud forms and fire emblems,
Ovoid-shaped.
in varied tones of green, with
pursuing the jewel of omnipotence.
Round
the
shoulder are the eight Buddhist symbols of
"happy omens." Chi'en-lung period. Seal mark
in blue.
Height, 8|^ inches; diameter, 7 inches.
1065
— OvoiD
Jar with Silver Cover,
Companion
to the preceding.
Height, S}4 inches
1066
;
diameter, 7 inches.
Decorated Vase.
Ovoid-shaped. Landscape and mountain scenery painted in
delicate enamel colors,
green predominating.
encircled
by a band of
modelled
in relief in coral
1
736-1 795.
Seal
mark
a fine
Outer rim of mouth
sceptre-head
is
scrolls
red.
Ch'ien-lung,
in blue.
Silver inlaid
stand.
Height, 10 inches.
—
1067
Decorated Vase.
Of the Yung-cheng
lain, artistically
beneath pine
Ovoid-shaped,
period.
with sHghtly spreading neck.
Clear white porce-
Richly robed figures
decorated.
paying homage to a Taoist
finely combined enamel colors.
tree,
hermit, painted in
Carved teakwood
Flying bats in coral red.
stand.
Height, 10 inches.
1068
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Body
painted in brilliant enamel colors, with garden
Round
scene and children at play.
are melon
and vines and
butterflies.
the neck
The
orna-
completed by bands and borders
of palmation and sceptre-head scrolls.
Chia-
mentation
ch'ing,
1
is
796-1 820.
Seal
mark
in red.
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, II inches.
1069
Gallipot.
Thick porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
surface covered with an etched and relief
ornamentation of five-clawed dragons disporting in turbulent water.
The dragons and outlines, and crest of the waves are in celadon
glaze, and the background is enamelled in
sang-de-boeuf and peach-bloom tints.
Teak-
The
wood
stand.
Six-character within circle, pen-
cilled in blue.
Height, II inches.
1070
Covered Jar.
Cylindrical-shaped.
Enamelled
celadon pellucid glaze, and
with
pale
artistically pencilled
It is decorated round the body with
in gold.
two five-clawed dragons, sacred jewels, and flying bats amid clouds and fire emblems.
Encir-
—
cling
band
of
brocade and
floral
completes the decoration.
1820.
Seal
mark
in red.
fret
Chia-ch'ing,
Teakwood
scrolls
1796-
stand.
Height, 12>^ inches.
107
1
Baluster Vase.
Yung-chengwhite porcelain. Decoration cf two
fire emblems, and one
dragon arising from turbulent water, in pursuit
five-clawed dragons amid
of the sacred jewel, painted in a dark purple
enamel over a lightly etched design
Lacquered stand.
in the paste.
Height, 13 inches.
1072
Gourd-shaped Vase.
Gracefully fashioned. Covered with a sea-green
and richly decorated in brilliant enamel
and enriched by gilding. The lobes are
ornamented with floral sprays of peony, lotus,
jasmine, aster, and symbols of long life and hapglaze,
colors,
piness.
The
waist
is
and the foot and neck
ventional
circled with
bands of con-
palmations and sceptre-head
scrolls.
From the collection of Count Kleczkow-
Ch'ien-lung,
stand.
belted with a fret pattern,
1
736-1 795.
ski.
Height, 12 inches.
1073
— Decorated
Vase.
Of graceful
bottle form.
It is
covered with a
lemon-yellow glaze, and the decoration, in brilliant
enamel colors, consists of conventionalized tree
and emblems of long life
and happiness four panels containing mountain
scenery, and a series of borders and bands of
On the neck
floriated, archaic, and fret designs.
are two handles of openwork scrolls fashioned as
Ch'ien-lung. Seal
dragons, which are gilded.
mark in red. Carved stand.
peonies, with foliations
;
Height, 13 inches.
——
I074
Cylindrical Jar with Cover.
Hard
paste of Chia-ch'ing period.
Decorated
with numerous figures illustrative of the Chinese
Festival of the Dragon, finely painted in brilliant
enamel
Borders and bands of foliated,
colors.
sceptre-head, arabesque, and floral scrolls.
mark
in coral red.
Seal
Finely carved teakwood stand.
Height, lo inches.
1075
Globular Lantern.
Enamelled
Modelled of eggshell porcelain.
over the glaze with the brilliant colors and gilding of the best of the Ch'ien-lung period.
lantern
is
The
decorated with richly plumaged pea
fowls, plum tree in blossom, flowers, and rocks in
two large panels, which are divided by the eight
Buddhistic symbols, delicately painted on pale
green enamels. The borders and edges are all
richly decorated with painted diapers of diverse
patterns and
wood
floral
medallions.
Height, 8 inches
1076
Carved teak-
stands.
;
diameter, 7 inches.
Eggshell Lantern.
Companion
to the preceding.
1077 — Bottle-shaped
Vase.
Covered with a turquoise-blue glaze, and richly
decorated with floral scrolls, symbols, and arabesques in brilliant enamel colors enriched by
gilding.
pencilled
Chia-ch'ing,
in
coral
1796-1820.
red
Seal
underneath the
mark
foot.
Height, 12 inches.
1078
Statuette.
Seated figure of a nobleman in flowing robe, on
a platform, and surrounded by a screen. Decorated in fine enamel colors of famille verte.
Early K'ang-hsi. Has teakwood stand and glass
case.
Height,
9^
inches.
——
I079
Cylindrical Vase.
Covered with a clouded green glaze, to represent malachite, and beautifully decorated with
sprays of flowers and blossoms in fine enamel
Ch'eng-lung, 1 736-1 795- Seal mark in
colors.
coral red.
Height, II inches.
1080
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Sceptre handles in relief on
Turquoise-blue glaze, over which is a
Of graceful form.
neck.
beautifully painted decoration of flowers of paradise, floral scrolls, and various symbols, in brilliant
enamel colors. Bands and borders of sceptrehead scrolls and palmations. Chia-ch'ing period,
1796-1820. Seal mark in vermilion. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 12 inches.
loSx
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body, with tubular neck spreading
mouth. Covered with a fine opaque monochrome glaze of orange-yellow tint. The decoraat
palm tree, rabbits, rocks, and radish inand enamelled in emerald green, Mazarin
Carved
and purple. K'ang-hsi period.
tion of
cised
blue,
stand.
Height, II inches.
1082
— Oviform
Jar with Cover.
Decorated with
arabesques
in finely
scrolls, symbols, and
combined enamelled colors
floral
on a turquoise-blue ground. Sceptre handles
on shoulder, and cluster of pomegranates surFourChia-ch'ing period.
mounting cover.
Carved teakcharacter mark in vermilion.
wood
stand.
Height, 12 inches.
—
1083
Large Oviform
Hard
Jar,
paste of the Yung-cheng period.
Dec-
orated in underglaze blue, with winged monsters
on a ground to represent turbulent water,
paste, and enamelled in
peach-bloom tint. An extraordinary specimen
Carved teakwood stand
of unique decoration.
and cover.
lightly etched in the
Height, 12 inches.
1084
Pear-shaped Vase.
Hard paste of the
Of tall, graceful form.
Yung-cheng period. Elaborate decoration of
floral scrolls artistically
painted in red, green,
Six-character mark
and yellow enamels.
dark blue. Carved teakwood stand.
Height,
1085
is%
in
inches.
Quadrilateral Vase.
Dense porcelain
Fashioned
in the
design of a vase within a vase
;
the inner covered with a celadon glaze, and
the outer covered with a rich, deep cobalt-blue
glaze,
and decorated with flower of paradise and
floral scrolls pencilled
in
gold over the glaze.
In four circular-shaped medallions in openwork
are flowers and blossoms emblematical of the
four seasons, enamelled in natural colors.
On
the lower and upper corners, modelled in low
relief,
mark
are the
pencilled
eight mystic Trigrams.
in
Seal
blue underneath the foot.
Carved stand.
Height, 14 inches.
1086
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Globular body, with tall, spreading neck. Invested with a white glaze engraved to represent water, and decorated with numerous impe-
—
rial
five-clawed dragons amid
emblems,
fire
painted in brilliant enamel colors of the Ch'ienlung period. Decorated underneath the foot
with two five-clawed dragons and six-character
mark
in
emerald green and coral red.
Carved
stand.
Height, 14 inches.
1087
Ovoid Jar.
Sonorous porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Decorated with floral scrolls and arabesques in
finely combined enamel colors, leaf green and
Carved stand.
vermilion red predominating.
Height,
1088
inches
()%,
;
diameter,
8^
inches.
Jardiniere.
Ming
period, and
mounted in a
carved square teakwood frame and an independ-
This piece
is
of the early
consists of four porcelain panels
ent beautifully carved stand.
The
panels are
boldly and characteristically drawn, and show
pictures
of
feats
of
horsemanship,
garden
scenery, and parties of nobles, painted in lus-
trous enamels on a white ground.
Height, including stand, 13 inches
1089
;
diameter, ii>< inches.
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Ground incised
in the paste,
and enamelled
in
copper red, representing turbulent water, over
which are painted, in underglaze blue, numerous
bats, the symbols of long life and happiness,
and two five-clawed dragons clutching the sacred
Borders and bands of sceptre-head
scrolls and fret designs in cobalt blue and copper red. Yung-cheng. Carved teakwood stand.
fungus.
Height, 14 inches.
—
1090
— Ovoid
Vase.
With
tall,
wide cylindrical neck. Covered with
a pale celadon glaze, and decorated in underglaze
blue and maroon, colors of grand feu, with two
boldly drawn two-horned dragons amid clouds
and
emblems,
Foot
fire
nipotence.
in pursuit of the jewel of
is
om-
encircled by a band of sym-
mouth by
Yung-cheng, 1723-
bols and cloud forms, and the rim of
a border of fret design.
1736.
Height, IS}4 inches.
IO91
— BOTTLED-SHAPED
VaSE.
Of imperial porcelain
of
the
Ch'ien-lung
Richly decorated in enamel colors
and gilding. The neck and foot are covered
with floral scrolls and symbols painted in deliperiod.
cate colors, relieved by a ground of pale apple
green.
The
swelling body, defined
bands of sceptre-head
scrolls, is
by two
decorated with
a beautifully painted figure and landscape subject representing a ceremonial gathering of the
eight genii, or Taoist immortals.
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 15 inches.
1092
Covered Jar.
Ovoid-shaped.
els,
and
with
Decorated
five tree peonies,
bats,
in brilliant
enam-
formal flower scrolls,
symbols of long
life
and happiness,
Bands
displayed upon a pure white ground.
and shoulder of sceptre-head scrolls
and conventionalized palmations. Teakwood
at foot
stand.
1093
Ch'ien-lung.
— Quadrilateral
Vase.
Capped with
of the vase
is
a deep silver collar.
decorated
in
The body
panels of different
—
shapes, surrounded by speckled green ground,
which is covered with blossoms and butterflies
enamelled in brilliant colors. The large, oblong
panels contain landscape views and floral subFour circular and four foliated panels,
jects.
outlined below, are
filled
with the apparatus
and materials of the scholar,
Famille verte specimen
and Kilins.
of the literal arts
flowers,
of the
Ning
Teakwood
period.
Height, I9>^ inches
;
stand.
diameter,
5
inches.
1094— Beaker-shaped Vase.
Pure white porcelain. Rich decoration of
Chinese domestic scenes in brilliant enamel
colors, greens predominating, with a pure vermilion red, rose red, blue, and touches of yelEarly Yung-cheng period.
low and black.
Teakwood
stand.
Height,
1095
x'jYz inches.
Beaker-shaped Vase.
White porcelain
Decorated
of the
Yung-cheng
in the brilliant
enamel
period.
colors, with
a picture of a battle scene, the principal generals
mounted on horseback.
ferent shades predominate
Greens of
among
dif-
the colors.
Height,
1097
Decorated
inches.
Jar.
Characteristic
K'ang-hsi
17^
fire-color
period.
specimen, of
Finely .decorated
the
on
a
enamel colors. A
magnolia tree spreads almost round the face,
and partially covers it with sprays of flowers,
Gayly plumaged birds
blossoms, and buds.
white ground
in
delicate
—
are perched
The
upon rocks and are
intervals are
filled,
in
flying
round.
with tree peonies,
and other flowers.
The shoulder
band of floral medallions, disks,
and brocade designs.
Ring mark in blue.
hibiscus,
encircled by a
Height, 14 inches
1098
;
diameter, g}4 inches.
Club-shaped Vase.
Thin white porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
The
decoration, painted
in
coral red
over the glaze, consists of two boldly drawn
five-clawed dragons, speeding round the
in pursuit of
whirling jewels,
all
The shoulder
forked flames.
is
body
enveloped
in
encircled by
bands of brocaded pattern, scrolls, and floral
medallions.
Ring mark in blue. Teakwood
stand.
Height, 18 inches.
1099
Hexagonal Vase.
With dragon handles in relief on neck.
Decorated with floral scrolls in underglaze
Sceptre-head scrolls
blue and copper red.
and palmation borders round mouth and foot.
Ch'ien-lung,
blue.
1
736-1 795.
Seal
mark
in
deep
Carved stand.
Height, 14 inches.
HOC
Club-shaped Vase.
figures
Decorated with four slender, graceful
of Chinese damsel, " Long Elizas,"
delicately pencilled in coral red over the glaze.
Round the neck connecting bands of sceptrehead scrolls, rectangular fret, and gadroons.
Carved stand.
Height, 17 inches.
— Pear-shaped Vase.
iioi
Thin white porcelain of the Yung-cheng
Richly and profusely decorated in
fine enamel colors, with the imperial two-horned
dragon and phcenix, the special emblems of the
emperor and empress of China, and floral scrolls.
Band of palmations round neck. Carved stand.
period.
Height,
II02
— Tall,
13^
inches.
Slender Vase,
Decorated with the
enamel colors of the K'ang-hsi
period. Decoration consists of two richly robed
female figures, and palms, flowers, and rocks.
most
brilliant
Height, i8 inches.
1
103
—Vase.
Globular body, with
Body covered with
tall,
cylindrical neck.
a thick yellow glaze.
Deco-
ration of floral scrolls in reserve, and painted in
underglaze blue and coral red
;
decoration com-
pleted by a series of arabesque and leaf-shaped
borders. Ch'ien-lung period,
1
736-1 795, Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 14 inches.
1
104
— Cylindrical Vase.
Richly and profusely decorated in polychrome
enamels of the
finest
K'ang-hsi period.
base displays pictures of family
ladies,
fir
life,
The
groups of
children in courtyard at play, pine and
trees,
palms and
flowers.
Round
the neck
are bands of arabesques and various symbols in
medallions.
——
—
II05
Temple- Jar.
Ovoid-shaped.
Artistically
decorated with
designs, birds, and butterflies, in
floral
finely
combined enamel colors of the K'ang-hsi period.
Gadroon border with foliation surrounds the
The shoulder
base.
is encircled by a band of
and rim of the mouth by a similar
Teakwood stand and cover.
floral designs,
band.
Height, 15 inches
1
106
;
diameter, 9^^ inches.
Ovoid Vase,
White porcelain of the Yung-cheng period.
Beautifully decorated with tree peonies, rocks,
and
rabbits, in delicate
green predominating.
enamel colors, pink and
Height, 16 inches.
1
107
Bottle-shaped Vase.
Clear white
porcelain
of
the
Yung-cheng
Decorated in fine Mazarin blue and
peach-bloom tint underneath the glaze, with a
period.
five-clawed
pursuit
of
imperial
the
dragon amid clouds,
wish-granting jewel.
in
Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 16 inches.
1
108
Vase with Cover.
in
Graceful bottle-shaped. Beautiful decorations
dark blue on an imperial yellow ground.
Mark
of
Yung-cheng
(repaired).
Teakwood
stand.
Height, 15 inches.
1
109
Club-shaped Vase.
Painted in the brilliant enamel colors of the
K'ang-hsi fainille verte. The body
style of the
is
decorated with a group of figures, the prin-
which represent the Triad of the Taoist
Fu-Lu-Shou-San Hsing, or "the three
cipal of
cult,
—
Star-Gods of Happiness, Rank, and Longevity,"
other smaller figures being attendant
Lu Hsing has the place of honor, in
sprites.
the
the middle, clad in imperial robes, and holds a
On
baton of rank.
his
right
Shou-Hsing,
is
the divinity of longevity, an aged, bent figure
leaning upon a gnarled staff, and carrying a
peach, " the fruit of life," in his hand.
A deer
and a
pine tree, another of his emblems,
tall
background.
On the left stands
Fu-Hsing, the personified star of happiness. He
rise in the
holds a child in his arms, and others are dancing
The neck and shoulder of the
vase are decorated with Taoist symbols, flowers,
around him.
and branches of bamboo.
Teakwood
K'ang-hsi period,
stand.
Height, 1"]% inches.
mo
Ovoid Vase.
With
slightly spreading neck.
texture, richly decorated with the
Clear white
most
enamel colors of the K'ang-hsi period.
ration consists of groups of females
garden,
ments
"
" four
representing the
of the Chinese scholar
caligraphy, and painting.
brilliant
Decothe
in
accomplish-
— music, chess,
Round
the shoulder
are floral panels and brocade arabesques, and on
the neck a group of children at play.
wood
Height, 17 inches
I
HI
Teak-
stand.
;
diameter, 9 inches,
Ovoid Vase,
Decorated
K'ang-hsi
in
date,
a pure vermilion
brilliant
enamel
colors
greens predominating,
red,
of
with
orange yellow, brownish
purple, and touches of black, without gold or
underglazed blue.
The decoration
is
a land-
scape and mountain view with figures and pine
trees in the foreground,
and
at the
shoulder
—
a
poem
dark brown, and round the neck
in
chrysanthemum
clusters of
soms
Height,
1
112
17^
flowers
Teakwood
in natural colors.
inches
;
and blosstand.
diameter, 7 inches.
Handsome Bottle-shaped Vase.
With
handles.
The body
reticulation
and
neck
trumpet-shaped
of
vase
dragon
a designed
is
removed by two inches from the
inner or true vase, and which
is
decorated
with bats and cloud forms in cobalt blue.
The
coral
and
openwork panels decorated in
The shoulder, neck, and
red and gold.
foot
contain
reticulation
is
in
fine
turquoise green,
sustains four
a series
borders
of
of rose pink, yellow, white,
filled in
enamel.
with ornamental
Ch'ien-lung.
13
colors
red,
and
floral scrolls in fine
Teakwood
Height,
1 1
in
and coral
stand.
17^
inches.
Beaker Vase.
Ch'ieng-lung period.
Richly decorated with
imperial dragons and flying bats amid cloud
forms, beautifully painted in brilliant enamel
colors and touches of gold.
Carved teakwood
stand.
Height, 15 inches.
1 1
14
Beaker-shaped Vase.
Companion
1 1
15
Manchou
to the preceding.
Vase.
Graceful oviform.
lain.
Pure white thin porce-
Profusely decorated in brilliant enamel
Yung-cheng period. Decoration
plumaged birds, magnolia,
peony, and peach trees in full bloom, and
rocks.
colors of the
consists of
richly
Height, 18 inches.
—
iii6
Vase.
Graceful
oviform,
grooved
with
spreading base and neck.
enamel colors of the Ch'ien-lung
in brilliant
The body
period.
is
decorated
played upon a ground of
panels dis-
in
floral scrolls.
The
The
shoul-
panels contain mountain scenery.
der
encircled
is
floral
glaze.
corners,
Richly decorated
by two bands of
fret
and
arabesques pencilled in gold on brown
Round
the lip
head arabesques
enamels.
Seal
in
mark
a band of sceptre-
is
yellow,
pink,
and blue
Carved
pencilled in blue.
teakwood stand.
Height, i8 inches.
1117
Tall Ovoid Vase.
White porcelain of the Ch'ien-lung period.
The body
is
decorated
in
panels displayed
upon a ground of floral scrolls pencilled in
gold on a background of coral red. One of
the panels contains five figures of the Taoist
rishi,
or hermit immortals, beneath pine tree,
painted in brilliant enamel colors
panels contain mountain scenery.
in vermilion.
;
the other
Seal
mark
Height, 19 inches.
II 18
Tall Ovoid Vase.
With bold
flaring neck and base. Decorated
enamel colors with a group of
figures, the principal of which represents the
Triad of the Taoist cult, pine tree, rocks, and
various symbols.
in
brilliant
Height, 21 y^ inches.
11
19
Large Bottle-shaped Vase.
Of graceful form and
finished
technique.
Artistically decorated in underglaze blue with
cloud forms and various borders, numerous
—
flying bats, symbols of long
and the mark Shou painted
life
and happiness,
enamel
in rose-tint
color over a translucent white glaze.
bold
handles modelled in
Ch'ien-lung seal mark pencilled in
Teakwood
neath the foot.
Dragon
on neck.
blue under-
relief
stand.
Height, 20 inches.
1
120
Tall Oviform Vase.
Hard paste of
Yung-cheng
the
Richly and profusely decorated
in
period.
brilliant
enamel colors with numerous butterflies, birds
and the emblems of the three abundances of
the peach, pomeyears, sons, and promotion
Bands of
granate, and Buddha's hand citron.
palmation round foot, and floral scrolls and
symbols round shoulder. Carved teakwood
—
stand.
Height, 24 inches.
1
121
Large Ovoid Vase.
White porcelain,
With low, spreading neck.
with crackled overglaze.
imperial
a pair of
with
decorated
tically
dragons
The body
and coral red,
emblems, pursuing
fire
the jewel of omnipotence.
artis-
red
rose
in
amid cloud forms and
is
five-clawed
The
and base are enamelled with
shoulder, neck,
floral
and
foliated
patterns in brilliant colors on a turquoise-blue
glaze
glaze.
red.
;
the interior surface
Ch'ien-lung,
Teakwood
1
of turquoise-blue
Seal
mark
in
stand.
Height, 20}^ inches
II22
is
736-1 795.
;
Tall Oviform Vase.
Graceful flaring neck. It is decorated over
a bluish-white glaze in brilliant green, cobalt
blue,
coral
red, iron
red,
and yellow, with a
—
five-clawed dragons, rising from the
waves and in the midst of clouds, pursuing the
omnipotent jewel.
A band of sceptre-head
scrolls encircles the outer rim of the mouth.
Two handles on the neck are of open scroll design, fashioned as dragons, and are gilded.
Yung-cheng, 17 23-1 736.
Seal mark in blue.
pair of
Height,
1 1
23
24^
inches
;
Tall Beaker-shaped Vase,
Decorated with series of panels of different
shapes, surrounded by a ground of green, with
black irregular lines to imitate the cracking
ice,
interspersed with blossoms, various ornaments,
and symbols. The panels contain views of
fishermen at work and landscape views. Round
the shoulder, neck, and foot are brocade, fret,
and diaper borders. Ebonized stand.
Height,
1 1
24
28^
inches
Grand Bottle-shaped
;
Vase.
Globular body, with tall, cylindrical neck.
Clear, sonorous porcelain.
Decoration consists
of clusters of Chinese peaches in enamels of
color of the ripening fruit and branches of the
blossoms
1795.
in natural colors.
S^^^
mark
in
Ch'ien-lung, 1736-
pale
blue.
Ebonized
stand.
Height, 20 inches
1125
Grand Bottle-shaped
Companion
1126
period.
diameter, 14)^ inches.
Vase.
to the preceding.
Grand Bottle-shaped
Fine
;
white
Vase.
porcelain
of
the
Ch'ien-lung
Body decorated with a broad band
of
—
scrolls
floral
and winged dragons.
Bands
at
shoulder and round the foot of palmations, vine
and sceptre-head scrolls. Neck encircled by a
band of palmations and floral festoons. Decoration throughout artistically painted in rich
cobalt blue and pale peach-bloom tint underneath the
glaze.
mark
Seal
in
dark
blue.
K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
Height, 20 inches.
1127
Large
Jar.
Ovoid-shaped.
With wide mouth elaborately
decorated in brilliant enamel colors, in style of
The body
the K'ang-hsi famille verte.
is
deco-
rated with landscapes, mountain scenery, river
and numerous figures of Chinese sages.
Carved teakwood stand. K'ang-hsi, 1662-1722.
views,
Height, 18 inches
1 1
28
Grand Bottle-shaped
Globular body. With
and
;
Vase.
tall,
profusely decorated
tubular neck, richly
in
glossy
**
black
enamel
ground of
brilliant
color of the Ch'ien-lung period, on a
monochrome glaze, known
The decoration consists
raven's-wing."
as
of
flowers of paradise, the peony, the " mandarin's
flower," floral sprays of lotus,
chrysanthemum,
begonia, pink, and aster, interspersed with
the
emblem of happiness the open lozenge,
the emblem of success the lucky trigram, an
emblem of longevity and the double fish, the
emblem of fertility. The ornamentation is combat,
;
;
;
palmations round the
band of sceptre-head scrolls encircling the rim of neck.
Seal mark pencilled in
vermilion.
pleted by a border of
foot and a
———
11
29
Sung Vase with Cover,
Of dense, sonorous
porcelain.
Covered with a
deep blue glaze, and ornamented with
dragons rising from the water and among cloud
Carved in high relief, and invested in
forms.
Groturquoise, purple, and yellow enamels.
tesque head handles, wrought in gilt bronze, on
Repouss6 bronze cover, enamelled to
neck.
correspond with vase. Handsome carved gilt
thick
metal stand.
Height,
130
1
1
8 inches.
Large Sung Vase.
Ovoid-shaped. With wide mouth. Groundwork of dark blue enamel, against which are
historic
Taoist
figures,
hermits,
Buddhistic
symbols, and other ornaments, all modelled in
low relief, and invested with transparent enamel
in
turquoise, yellow,
and purple.
Fine carved
stand.
Height, 19 inches.
1
131
Sung Fish-Bowl.
Of dense, sonorous porcelain. The body is a
boldly designed reticulation removed by over
two inches from the inner or true vase. This
reticulation
foliage,
is
made
at shoulder is of
encircling
objects.
floral design,
foot
the
whole invested
Ming
to sustain various figures,
and emblematic
of
in rich,
foliated
132
pattern
;
the
unctuous enamels of the
period.
Height, 14 inches
1
A broad band
and the band
Grand Imperial
Tall,
Vase,
form, with spreading
Richly and elaborately decorated
graceful ovoid
tubular neck.
;
—
in
enamel colors of peculiar brilliancy and
in the style of the fatnille verte.
in panels of diverse form, the
It
is
finish
painted
intervals being
with a reticulated opaque green glaze,
filled
over which are painted numberless blossoms,
known as " The
Hundred Antiques," and emblems of good omen.
The panels are beautifully embellished with
various precious ornaments
artistically
drawn bird of paradise perched upon
a branch of peony tree, which is in full bloom,
hydrangea, and other flowers, also fishes and
water plants, the entire ornamentation being
The shoulder
the
of
characteristic
K'ang-hsi best period.
of the vase
is
encircled by a
band
of floral scrolls and flowers in medallion, and
round the foot
the
lip is
a band of diaper, and round
is
a band of diaper and swastika symbol.
Height, 34 inches.
1
133
Grand Imperial-palace
Of the Ch'ien-lung
and
form,
Vase.
exceedingly
dragon handles modelled
gilded.
The body
is
Tall, graceful
period.
technique, with
fine
in relief
on neck, and
decorated with two upright
panels displayed upon a ground of beautifully
painted floral scrolls and symbolic ornaments.
The two
panels
contain
groups of
figures,
painted in a thoroughly artistic manner, representing ceremonial gatherings of the eight genii
and wise men.
The neck
scrolls interrupted
The embellishment
jects.
eral
is
is
borders and bands of
scrolls,
and
foliated patterns.
color throughout
lence.
covered with
by two panels of
is
floral
figure sub-
completed by sevfret,
sceptre-head
The harmony
of
a marvel of artistic excel-
Height, 21 inches.
———
1
134
Distinguished Vase.
Tall, ovoid shape, with handles of Chimsera
Modelled in high relief at the shoulder.
heads.
The vase is glazed, and fashioned in imitation of
an ancient Chinese bronze. Round the body and
shoulder are archaic designs and palm-leaf panels
modelled in low relief on an incised ground,
is glazed with mottled bluish-green, to
represent verdigris, and on the neck and base are
symbols and foliated patterns in low relief, and
which
The predominating
gilded.
Ch'ien-lung
gold.
period.
Seal
135
is
of tea dust.
pencilled
Handsomely carved teakwood
Height, 33 inches
1
glaze
mark
;
in
stand.
Giant Plate.
Dense porcelain of the K'ang-hsi period.
Covered with a monochrome opaque glaze of
imperial
yellow.
Centre medallion decorated
dragons,
with two boldly drawn five-clawed
amid cloud forms and fire emblems, pursuing
the pearl of omnipotence, incised in the paste
and enamelled in brilliant green and purple.
Broad band of blossoms and flowers, symbolical of the four seasons, similarly treated.
1 1
36
Giant Plate.
Deep form.
Dense porcelain of the K'angCovered with a monochrome
opaque glaze of imperial yellow. Centre medallion and border round rim decorated with
five-clawed dragons, amid cloud forms and em-
hsi
period.
blems, chasing the sacred jewel, incised in the
paste and enamelled in apple-green and purple.
Band of blossoms and flowers emblematical of
the four seasons.
——
1
137
Grand Bottle-shaped
Hard
paste of the
Vase.
Yung-cheng
period.
The
neck and upper part of vase are covered with
a mottled granite-pink glaze, which runs into
splashes of rose-pink and many shades of brown,
extending with a mottled effect over the lower
part of the vase, which shows spots of pearlgray.
The glaze throughout is soft and brilliant,
and the vase
mark underneath
is
flawless.
Incised
seal
Elaborate teakwood
the foot.
stand.
Height, 20 inches.
1138
Large Ovoid Vase.
Heavy texture. Covered
with a thick cela-
don glaze which has an orange-peel surface
and mottled with sang-de-boeuf and peachbloom tints. It has two handles on the neck
of scroll design fashioned as dragons. Yungcheng, 1723-1736.
Incised seal mark.
Height, 14 inches
;
HANDSOME TEAKWOOD STANDS
1138a
Teakwood Stand.
High form on
1138^
tripod, with ring handles.
Teakwood High Stand.
Oval-shaped, handsomely carved, and openwork ornamentation.
1138^
Large Teakwood Stand.
Artistically carved in
openwork design, and
inlaid with ivory ornaments.
1138^— Two Teakwood High Stands.
One
with ring ornaments.
—
——
ii38<?
Pair Teakwood High Stands.
Carved openwork panels
;
marble inserted
in
tops.
1138/
Pair Teakwood Stands.
Circular-shaped, on tripod.
Carved openwork
panels.
1138^
Teakwood High Stand,
Handsomely carved openwork ornaments.
1138^
Pair
Teakwood High Stands.
Circular-shaped.
mentation
1138/
in
Handsomely carved orna-
openwork.
Two Teakwood High
Stands.
one chrysanthemum design,
the other of openwork.
Finely carved
1
138;'
;
Teakwood Stand.
Circular-shaped.
Elaborately carved in relief
and openwork,
1138^
Teakwood High Stand.
Handsomely carved.
1138/
Openwork
panels.
Teakwood Stand.
Circular form, on tripod.
Carved openwork.
Panel with Shou mark.
1138W
Handsome Lacquer Stand.
Lozenge-shaped. On six high
feet.
Deco-
rated with floral scrolls and fret designs in
gold and vermilion lacquer,
ii38«
Tall Stand,
Quadrilateral.
Lacquered.
—
——
1138^
Oblong Stand.
On
with
1138/
Lacquered and ornamented
gold and vermilion.
four feet.
floral scrolls in
Triple Stand.
teakwood.
Elaborately carved in
work design
1138^
in
branches of
Double Stand.
Irregular-shaped.
1138^
Open-
fruit.
Carved teakwood.
Triple Stand.
Carved teakwood. Openwork. Floral panels.
1138^
Oblong Stand.
Handsomely carved openwork
Teakwood.
Plush top.
design.
1138/
Triple Stand.
Carved teakwood. Openwork design. Marble
inserted in tops.
1138?*!
Large Double Stand.
Teakwood. Handsomely
openwork design. Gilt-bronze rails
Irregular-shaped.
carved
in
and ornaments.
11382;
Plush top.
Large Oblong Lacquered Stand.
Elaborate.
Carved ornamentation of land-
scape, figures, flowers, a,nd other designs.
11380/
Shrine.
Carved teakwood. Glass front and
sides,
mirror back.
ii38:xr
Teakwood Stands.
Finely carved.
Various
sizes.
5 pieces.
and
——
ii38y
Elaborate Cloisonne Enamel Stand.
Carved openwork.
1
1382
Gilt panels.
Elaborate Cloisonne
Bronze Cover.
Enamel
and
and
Symbols and foliated designs in jade-green
and turquoise on dark-blue ground.
BRIC-A-BRAC CABINETS AND
PEDESTALS
1
139
— Two
Ebonized Pedestals.
Carved spiral column design.
tops and bases.
With square
Height, 37 inches.
1
140
Column Pedestal.
With bronze
relief
ornamentation.
Height, 40 inches.
1
141
Ebonized Pedestal.
Column
design.
Gilt-brass
mountings and
ornaments.
Height, 42 inches.
1
142
Pair Pedestals.
Ebonized.
Column
toons and bands in
With
design.
floral fes-
gilt brass.
Height, 42 inches.
1143
Rosewood Bric-a-Brac Cabinet.
Carved decoration, and with
Has
mouldings and ornaments.
Oriental design.
gilt-brass
shelves and enclosure
Height, 54 inches
1
144
;
;
mirror in back.
width, 56 inches
;
depth, 15 inches.
Combination Cabinet and Case of Drawers.
For
corners,
lacquers.
and claw
Height, 76 inches
;
Carved
mahogany, column
feet.
width, 45 inches
;
depth, 18 inches.
——
1
145
— Bric-a-Brac
Cabinet.
Carved rosewood, with brass mouldings and
ornaments. Has shelves at ends and centre enclosures, with bevelled glass doors, mirror back.
Height, 60 inches
j[i46
length, 68 inches; depth, 17 inches.
;
Carved Mahogany Cabinet.
With shelves and centre enclosure, bevelled
glass doors, fabric-lined back.
Height, 65 inches
1
147
width, 56 inches
;
depth, 15 inches.
;
Large Cabinet.
Carved mahogany, with claw feet. Has lower
and top enclosures, glass shelves, doors, sides
and top, mirror in back.
Height, 80 inches
1
148
width, 60 inches
;
;
depth, 18 inches.
Tall Cabinet.
Carved mahogany of antique Colonial design.
Column corners and claw feet, doors, sides, and
four shelves of glass, mirror back. Has drawer
in base.
Height, 70 inches
ii4g
— Rosewood
;
width, 35 inches
Mountings,
design.
ments, and top
rail
Height, 53 inches
Has
and mirror back.
width, 48 inches
;
orna-
feet,
of burnished brass.
shelves, centre enclosure,
150
depth, 21 inches.
Cabinet.
Oriental
1
;
;
depth, 15 inches.
Colonial
and
ball
design.
and claw
column
Carved
feet.
corners
Doors, sides, tops, and
three shelves of glass.
Height, 62 inches
;
width, 46 inches
;
depth, 17 inches.
—
1
15
1
Tall Cabinet.
mahogany, with gilt mouldings and
and bottom enclosures, with
glass doors, sides, and shelving, mirror back.
Rich
ornaments, top
Height, 75 inches
1
152
Plain
;
width, 36 inches
Mahogany
With
glass
depth, 16 inches.
Cabinet.
burnished
in
;
brass
mouldings,
bevelled
doors and sides, three glass shelves,
plush-covered back.
Height, 57 inches
1
153
;
width, 40 inches
;
depth, 17 inches.
Irregular shape,
with shelves and three enmirror
closures, bevelled glass doors,
in
back,
enclosures lined with plush, brass mouldings.
Height, 84 inches
II 54
;
width, 60 inches
;
depth, 16 inches.
Centre Cabinet and Table.
Carved mahogany, of Colonial design. Glass
and shelves, drawer in base.
sides, ends, top,
Height, 75 inches
;
width, 48 inches
;
depth, 30 inches.
AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION,
Managers.
THOMAS
E.
KIRBY,
Auctioneer.
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT

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