iiiiiii;a»^^^ 7 34-^ Y'. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY -W.illarci...&,.. strai^iit.. Cornell University Library N 7342.Y2 Illustrated catalogue of the furniture a 3 1924 020 545 624 DATE DUE UEci ^ 1966 JANl 9 TKr*^ r^H OCTl Tr-^-^C'IrS" nfoh ;^#\ jmi ^t^ Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924020545624 Oriental Art Treasures Chinese Imperial Palace ^ AMERICAT^ ART GALLERIES MADISON SQUARE SOUTH * NEW YORK 134-t Y. Cornell HnitjerBttg OF THE Colleoe of arcbitecture i ..l^.:':b.-...^i;uu.4^..C...U..-.'0-.t ON FREE PUBLIC VIEW AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK BEGINNING SATURDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1917 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE DATE OF SALE ART TREASURES FROM THE IMPERIAL PALACE PEKIN TO BE SOLD BY DIRECTION OF MESSRS. YAMANAKA & COMPANY AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS JANUARY 26th AND 27th, 1917 BEGINNING AT 2.30 O'CLOCK hr.iqo proparty of (college of Architecture,^ V Cornail Univervtl: No. 55— EMPRESS'S CROWN ORNAMENT ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE FURNITURE and EMBELLISHMENTS FROM THE IMPERIAL PALACE PEKIN EXQUISITELY WROUGHT GOLD ORNAMENTS FROM THE CEREMONIAL CROWNS OF THE FORMER EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF CHINA AND NUMEROUS OTHER OBJECTS OF ANTIQUITY AND DISTINCTIVE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE FIRM OF MESSRS. YAMANAKA & COMPANY NEW YORK JAPAN CHINA TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE ON THE AFTERNOONS HEREIN STATED THE SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR. THOMAS E. KIRBY AND HIS ASSISTANT, MR. OTTO BERNET. OF THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, MANAGERS NEW YORK 1917 THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION DESIGNS ITS CATALOGUES AND DIRECTS ALL DETAILS OF ILLUSTRATION TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY A SMALL COLLECTION OF DIVERSIFIED INTEREST Nothing could be farther from the routine of art collections formed for the auction market than the successive aggregations, be they small or large, brought together and offered with the succeeding j'ears by the Messrs. Yamanaka & Company to lovers and admirers of Oriental art in New York and its tributaries — the substantial communities of the wide United States. And the recognition of the fact has been spontaneous and continuous, so much so that an inclusive range of friends await each season with confident hope the display to which they look forward. The knowledge has spread itself — I think it has not before been com- mented on — that these sales are never "stock riddances" but invariably offerings which the purveyors are able to put forward with the assured belief that they will afford artistic pleasure to spectators, collectors, and thoughtful decorators and furnishers of the home alike. For the Yamanakas have a varied corps of searchers at work in the Orient throughout the year, aside from the annual visits made to China by New York representatives and members of the home house in Japan. One of the striking exhibits of the present collection is a series of pure gold ornaments of the Imperial Crowns — those of both Emperor and Empress — disposed of by the Imperial family last spring. Should one contemplate, after hfting these finely spun and jeweled fabrics of the precious metal, sharing for an evening the onerous burden which imperiality thus exemplified incurs, one would readily agree that uneasy lies the head that ■wears a crown. But the imaginative might conceive of a single one of these golden phoenixes from the Empress's crown as a stunning tiara on a tall American princess, a sovereign of her people, on certain occasions. In beauty and softness of color some of the imperial brocades, some of the velvets and embroideries, and in color and design sonic of tlic tapestries, Iktc found, are remarkable. There are sonic very choice Chinese rugs included. Among flic brocades are a set of decorations used in the Buddha room of the Imperial Palace. A number of pieces of furniture were made or redeco- rated after Cli'ien-lung originals, for the palace, at a time of renovation some years ago. A few choice porcelains are found, some jade and ivory in- laid table screens and panels, fish bowls and very large jardi- nieres, and numerous jade flowers, some of imperial C'h'ien-lung production. Daxa H. Carroll. New York, January, 1917. CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. Any bid wliich is merely a nominal or fractional advance may be rejected by the auctioneer, if, in liis jutlgmcnt, such bid would be likely to affect the sale injuriously. 2. The highest bidder sliall be tlie buyer, and if any disjiute arise between two or more bidders, tlie auctioneer shall either de- cide the same or put up for re-sale the lot so in dispute. 3. Payment sliall be made of all or sucli part of the pur- chase money as may be required, and the names and addresses of the purchasers shall be given immediately on the sale of every lot, in default of which the lot so purchased shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. Payment of tliat part of the purchase money not made at the time of sale shall be made within ten days thereafter, in de- fault of which the undersigned mav either continue to hold the lots at the risk of the purchaser and take such action as may be necessary' for the enforcement of the sale, or ma}' at public or private sale, and without other than tliis notice, re-sell tlie lots for the benefit of such purchaser, and the deficiency (if any) aris- ing from such re-sale shall be a charge against such purchaser. 4. Delivery of any purchase will be made only upon pa}'- ment of the total amount due for all purchases at the sale. Deliveries will be made on sales days between the hours of 9 A. ]M. and 1 P. ^I., and on other days — except holidays — between tlie hours of 9 A. ]\I. and 5 P. ]\I. Delivcrv of any purchase will be made only at the American Art Galleries, or other place of sale, as the case may be, and only on presenting the bill of jiurchasc. Delivery may be made, at the discretion of the Association, of any purchase during the session of the sale at which it was sold. 5. Shipping, boxing or wrapping of purchases is a business in which the Association is in no wise engaged, and will not be performed by the Association for purcliasers. The Association will, however, afford to purchasers every facility for emijloying at current and reasonable rates carriers and packers; doing so, however, without any assumption of responsibilit}' on its j^^i't for the acts and charges of the parties engaged for such service. 6. Storage of any purchase shall be at the sole risk of tlie purchaser. Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, and thereafter, while the Association will exercise due caution in caring for and delivering such purchase, it will not hold itself responsible if such purchase be lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. Storage charges will be made wpon all purchases not removed within ten days from the date of the sale thereof. 7. Guarantee is not made either by the owner or the Asso- ciation of the correctness of the description, genuineness or au- thenticity of any lot, and no sale will be set aside on account of any incorrectness, error of catologuing, or any imperfection not noted. Everj' lot is on public exhibition one or more days prior to its sale, after which it is sold "as is" and without recourse. The Association exercises great care to catalogue every lot correctly, and will give consideration to tlie opinion of any trust- worthy expert to the effect that any lot has been incorrectl}' cata- logued, and, in its judgment, may either sell the lot as catalogued or make mention of the opinion of such expert, who thereby would become responsible for such damage as might result were his opinion without proper foundation. AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, American Art Galleries, JNfadison Square Soutli, New York City. CATALOGUE FIRST AFTERNOON'S SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917 AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES BEGINNING AT 2.30 O^CLOCK Nos. 1 to 194, inclusive THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION MANAGERS SALE AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES COLLECTION OF MESSRS. YAMANAKA & CO. Afternoons of Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, 1917 To save time and to prevent mistakes each Purchaser will oblige the Managers by filling in this slip and hand- ing it to the Record Clerk or Sales Attendant on making the first purchase. " \ quality, ine azure. k and re- jxpandiiig i, in cavo- medallion Purchaser's Name- Address in Full- Amount of Deposit the foot. F-pearl in — J. ' rich tones set off by gilding; on one face a female figure borne upon the waves, and on the other a lotus pond in blos- som. Inscriptions on botli faces. Sides, shoulder and stopper in mosaic of the same materials. FIRST AFTERNOON'S SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917 AT THE AJNIERICAN ART GALLERIES BEGINNING AT 2.30 O^CLOCK Nos. 1 to 194, inclusive 1 — Blue Glass Sxuff Bottle Transparent glass of a rare and higlily prized quality, with mirror surface, its color a deep, crystalline azure. Flattened full-moon sliape, with cylindrical neck and re- cessed foot. 2 — CixxABAR Lacquer Sxuff Bottle Ovate leaf shape with small foot, and short, expanding neck. Carved all around with blossoming peonies, in cavo- rilievo, under a sceptre-head border; incised medallion under foot. -IxLAiD Sxuff Bottle Fan shape, the sides flat, and tapering toward the foot. Black lacquer, minutely inlaid with mother-of-pearl in rich tones set off by gilding; on one face a female figure borne upon the waves, and on the other a lotus pond in blos- som. Inscriptions on both faces. Sides, shoulder and stopper in mosaic of the same materials. First Afternoon 4 — Ivory Sxuff Jah, Lacqueked Broad flask shape with shoulder and narrow sides flattened. On one face blossoming poppies with insects fluttering over them, delicately etched in reserve in a lustrous coating of black lacquer ; on the opposite face other blossoms and a grasshopper, with an inscription, similarly effected. 5 — Fei-ts"ui Jade Snuff Bottle Ovoidal flask shape ; flat foot. Rich and extensive emerald mottling, amid the soft gray -white of water-melted snow. Brilliantly polished. 6 — Fei-ts'ui Jatie Sxuff Bottle Ovoidal, the flattened sides tapering toward a short foot. Soft translucent emerald-green, with mottlings of grav- white and black opaque patches, under a brilliant polish. 7 — Fei-ts'ui Jade Snuff Bottle Pilgrim-bottle form, the flattened sides tapering downward. Translucent jade of mirror surface, with banks and feathery strata of richest emerald in clouds of soft, light, vaporous gray. First Afternoon 8 — Black Jade Snuff Bottle Flattened flask shape witli oval foot. Opaque jade of rich ebony black, uniform in qualitj^ and of soft lustre; an unusual piece. Yellow tourmaline and coral stopper with ivory spoon. 9 — Fei-ts'ui Jade Sxuff Bottle Bulbous ovoidal flask-shape with low foot. Translucent jade of a soft, li^ht fog-gray, with cloud-areas of delicate emerald mottled in tones of deeper green and showing a shoulder touch of black, near which a bat and cloud scrolls are carved in light relief. ]Mirror polish. 10 — PixK CouAL Snuff Bottle Bulbous flask shape with molded foot. Carved in bold re- lief with a man leading a refractory water buffalo, and a lady mounted on a horse and followed by a banner-bearer afoot, before a crenellated wall. First Afternoon 11 — Peking Enamel Snuff Bottle (Ch'ien-lung) An imperial production. In the form of an ovoidal vase, slightly flattened, with gilt termini and stopper. Richly painted at imperial command by a European artist working in China, with a pastoral scene showing a lady and youth seated in a flowery field traversed by a stream, sheep near them, and distant buildings visible under a brilliant sky. Imperial mark under foot. 12 — Pair Small Statuettes Miniature standing figures of a nobleman and his wife, carved of pink coral mottled in white and brightlv polished. 13 — Three White Jade Ornaments Miniature figures, carved in the round, representing re- spectively a seated lumberman of the mountains, ax in hand, a seated fisherman, and a standing farmer with his hoe over his shoulder. All brilliantly polished. First Afternoon 14 — Three White Jade Bird Ouxaments Storks in different attitudes, eacli standing on a leaf, carved with great delicacy and brilliantly polished. 15 — White Jade Orxamext Standing figure of an angel, a female angel, smiling, deli- cately carved in translucent jade of the prized quality de- scribed as having the hue of liquescent mutton fat ; bril- liantly polished. 16 — White Jade Figire Group Man mounted on a trotting mule, his head held high, and iiis whip hand behind him, the whip allowed to curl down the animal's rump. Translucent "mutton fat" jade with brilliant polish. 17 — Pair ^Miniature Fi.owerixg Plants Representing the chrysanthemum and peony, respectively, made up of carved green jade, coral, lapis-lazuH and tur- quoise, set in white jade flower pots with ju-i feet. Heiiiht.i. 31:. Inchex and 3% Inches. 18 — AdUAJiAKiNE Bracelet-rosary Composed of eighteen beads of pale and brilliant aquama- rine and two larger beads of pink tourmaline, and having a fei-ts^iii jade pendant carved and pierced in phcenix- and-peony motive, with pink tourmaline drops, the strings beaded with seed pearls. Lennth of ftrcind. 10 inclii'.-): length of pendant. -5 inches. 19 — Soapstoxe Statuette Miniature figure of Marco Polo, in Chinese execution. The Venetian is shown with round and smiling countenance, and long curlv hair, seated in Buddhistic posture witli hands clasped over his raised right knee, a loose robe falling from his shoulder and leaving the upper body nude. Gray soap- stone with a vein of black. 7^/V.S'/ Afternoon '20 CltYjiTAL FlGIUiE OrXAJIEXT Bojr seated on tlie floor, playing a drum ; carved in bril- liant cr3'stal with hair lines and more pronounced markings. 21 — Korean Hair Pin The long pin silver and silver-gilt, with a lightlj' engraved lotus-petal border; at its head a cloisonne en- amel floral ornamentation in blue, green and aubergine, enclosing a bold chr3'santhemum cluster carved of clouded yellow amber. Length, lOy^ inches. 22 — Green Jade-stone Box mith Cover In shape of a peach lying on its side and somewhat flattened, split laterally to form the cover. It is partly surrounded by a branch and leaves, carved in openwork, and a bee, dragon-fly and ladybugs are carved in relief. Length, 3% inches. 23 — Fei-ts'ui Jade Coupe Com])ressed circular form witli lightly rounded lip. Ornamented with peony branches in flower and bud, carved in relief and openwork embracing the shoulders and extend- ing underneath the bottom between them a bee in relief appears on the shoulder. Rich emerald green mottlings in the soft white of melt- ing snow, and underneath, soft brownish patches ; brilliant polish. Carved ivory stand. Length, iy., inches. No. 21 First Afternoon 2-1 — Rock Crystal Coupe Inverted cone shape, truncated to form a small foot that is concaved underneath, with mounded shoulder and inward- rounding lip. Brilliant crystal with fine polish, unadorned. Diameter, .3% inches. 25 — Pair Rock Ckystal Vases Slender oviform with short neck and spreading lip, and socket foot. Brilliant, clear rock crvstal with smooth, bright poli.sh. Heiriht, Si/, inches. 26 — Ckystal Ornament A fat and heavy bovine, standing, with a leading-rope coiled from its mouth over its rump and held by a boy who is climbing over the animaPs shoulder. Carved in brilliant hair crvstal, partlv clear and partly in reddish wine tones. Lenfjth, 5y^ inches. 27 — Amber Ornamental Groep A boy holding a vase is largely enveloped in a floral branch rich in blossoms, carved in openwork, the vase from which the branch issues being incised with fret borders and a bird in a blossoming tree. At one side is a lion and at the other a bat. Rich ruby, brown and golden translucent amber of brilliant surface. Heif/ht, i% inches. 28 — Amber Statuette Figure of Tobosaku standing, or rather halted momen- tarily in a walk, holding aloft a branch heavy with the peaclies of longevity. He is poised upon rockery about which more of the fruit grows, and a lion carved in the round there noses his knee. Clear amber of golden trans- lucency and rich ruby glints, in parts transparent, while areas of the base have an ebony-black surface with the Hght on them, yet prove of deep reddish translucence. Soft and brilliant polish. Heif/ht, G'/g inches. First Aftcniooii 29 — Jade Okchid ix Enamel Jardixikrk {Ch'icn-lung) The plant in mottled green jade brilliantly polished, the blossom in amethyst ; at its root a lapis-lazuli rock. In a hexagonal jar of cloisonne enamel, with lotus decoration, set into a dripping basin also of cloisonne enamel, its orna- mentation a swastika lattice in the metal in a turquoise- blue ground. Hi'iciht, WYi inches. 30 JMlXIATURE POJIEGKAXATE TrEH In fruit and flower, formed of green jade and carnelian agate, and set into a dense green jade jardiniere with sceptre-head feet. Height, i-;4 inches. First Afternoon 31 — DwAKF Citron TKr;E (Clrien-hing) The man^-fingered or Buddha's-lmiid citron, with leaves of fei-ts'ui jade and fruit in clear golden and light clouded amber, growing near a begonia in green jade and Chinese ruby, in a wliite jade jardiniere of foliated outline. Hfifihl. 9 inrhes. 32 — LAPis-LAruLi AxiJiAL Group Recumbent Fu-lion gripping in his mouth the fillets of the brocaded ball, which lies under his chin and over which a cub raises its head toward the parent. Carved of a solid block of richly colored lapis-lazuli with russet mottlings. Lf'Vfilh, 5y., iiichfK. 33 — White Jade Dish Low and shallow, shaped in the form of a phoenix : pure white jade, thin to the point of transparency except in the bird's head, which is carved in the round and forms a handle. Low oval foot ; soft unctuous polish. 31 — White Jade Orxa.mext A tliin, oval slab of jade, ornamented in the dragon motive, the monster's head carved in low relief over conventional waves and the surfaces of the stone studded with bosses in representation of the body's scales. Soft polish. Length. T'^ inches. 35 — Aquamarixe Vase Slender ovoidal form, embraced within pine trees carved in high relief and undercut. Birds are perched amongst the foliage, and between the trees Shou-lao and attendant, a spotted stag, a stork and the sacred fungus appear, carved in relief. Heiglif. 41/2 inchet. First Afternoon 36 — SoAPsTONE Statuette Seated figure of a Lolian, holding a bracelet-rosary in relief over his raised left knee. His priestly robes are richly adorned with lotus medallions and scroll borders, incised with diapered grounds. Foliated base of soapstone, mottled in red, yellow and gra}', and minutely incised. Height, 5% inches. -Soapstone Statuette Kuan-yin seated, with left knee raised and supporting a scroll in her right hand, whicli is crossed over the con- cealed left. The goddess's robes are incised with lotus em- broideries, retaining traces of gilding, and the scroll is similarly incised. The goddess wears a jeweled necklace and bracelet, and her hair is blackened. Yellowish-gray soapstone of waxen surface. Heiijht, 5% inches. 38 — Crystal Orxamext Figure of a Lohan seated over a gourd, carved in brilliant crystal very slightly smoked, his eyes set in in red. From the gourd's head its vine-branches, running into gray-white and yellow agate tones, rise clear of the Lohan and over- arch his head, sujjporting in their course five bats in relief. Height, Gy^ inches. 39 — Crystal Vase A large ovoid jar embraced within the branches and long curling leaves of a peach tree, with three boys climbing over the jar's side, is carved in clear crystal, which just beyond the jar's boundary runs into an opaque quartz of pale russet-yellow, which is carved with peaches and the Bud- dha's-hand citron. Height, 3% inches; length, Gy^ inches. First Afternoon ■iO Cvi,INl)UUAI, Box WITH Co\i;i! Brilliant black lac'(]ucr, inlaid on top of cover with mothor- of-pcarl in a decoration picturing two women, near a vase of flowers on a tall stand, tlie composition enriched witli gilt details. Sides conipletelv occupied with ideographic inscriptions, which retain traces of original gilding. 41 Fl.OSS-CliVSTAI. S-I-ATrKTTK Standing figure of Kuan-yin with smiling countenance, car- rving a vase against her shoulder, in brilliant crystal flossed with featliery white ]iatches and striations On a thala- mus of similar crystal with ninnerous iridescent areas. 42 — Ff.i-ts'i'i Jade Ouxamkxt In form of a goose standing among blossoming lotus plants, one wing raised and its head turned high over its back, bill open. Bodv hollowed as a box or incense liolder, the back lifting off as a cover, and the throat pierced for the passing of incense fumes. Wing plumage etched ; the lotus plants carved in hold relief and undercutting. The jade softly mottled and brilliantly polished. Carved ivory stand. First Afternoon 43 — Jewel Theasury All octagonal box with liingcd cover, gilt, set with seventeen panels of rich fei-ts'ui jade, and jeweled with ruby-colored brilliants and seed pearls. Formal floral decoration on exterior of bottom and interior of cover. 44 — Ornate Jewel Box Silver gilt, with hinged cover and spring catch. On cover and all sides an elaborate decoration of flower spravs, carved in relief and etched, in jade, tourmaline and other stones. Maker's mark underneath. Lenr/lh, .3 iurlici. 45 — Oil NATE Jewkl Box Companion to the preceding. First Afternoon ■iC — Elauokatk Silver Gift Jewel Box Having- tliree compartments, each with separately hinged cover and its own spring catch. The covers of the semi- circular end compartments topped with fei-ts'ui jade and edged with small pearls, that of the quadrilateral centre compartment decorated with chrysanthenmm sprays carved in relief in ffi-t.s'iii jade and colored crystal. Other flower sprays similarly carved adorn the sides, where also are found two ft'i-ts'iii jade panels. iMaker's mark underneath. Lfnpfh. 3% iiK'hfu. 47 — Elaborate Silvei! Gift Jewel Box Companion to the preceding. CHINESE (MANDARIN) NECKLACE OR ROSARY "A ]()ng c'liain of one hundred and eight l>alls or beads. It is called the Chu-Chu, and it is intended to remind the wearer of the land of which he is a native. Of the one hundred and eight beads of which the chain consists, seventy-two are supposed to represent so many precious stones, minerals, and metals native to China; and the re- maining thirty-six represent as many constellations or planets which shed their benign rays on the country. To the left side of this chain are attached two very short strings of smaller beads, supposed to impress u]ion the mind of the wearer the reverence he owes to his ancestors and the filial piety at all times due to his parents and guar- dians; to the right side of the chain is attached a short string of smaller beads to remind the wearer of the allegiance which he owes to the imperial throne of his coimtry." — General Tchexg-ki-Toxg : The Chini'fie Empire. Fhst Afternoon 48 — Mandarin Necklace of Cokal and Jade One hundred and eight beads of pink coral, of one-half inch diameter, are carved each with four Shou medallions in- cised on a relief ground; four one-inch globes of fei-ts\ii jade repeat the device in a perforate scroll ground. Three side pendants of grayish aquamarine beads with the same device, with drops of a(juamarine, pink and yellow tourma- line, and a long pendant with tourmaline panel and jade drop, set off by silk braiding showing the swastika symbol. All the drops in gold filigree mounts inlaid with kingfishers' feathers. Length of wnin tttrand, 62 incht'^: of aide pendants, 9 inches each; of main pendant, 14 incheti. {Illustrated) 49 — Mandarin Necklace of Yellow and Pink Tourmai,ine A rare production of unusual beauty. The necklace proper consists of one hundred and two beads, one-half inch in diameter, of brilliant yellow tourmaline, its color quality a sauterne tone with variants, and four large beads of pink tourmaline — the "Chinese ruby", as it is sometimes called — with corded sections bound with seed pearls and minute coral beads. Pendant at the sides are three strings of ten pink tourmaline beads each, slightly smaller than the yellow beads, with fcit-ts'ni jade dro})s mounted in filigree top]-)ed by pearls; in the long main pendant a pink tourmaline panel and drop are similarly mounted, with an adtlitional inlay of kingfislier's feathers. In octagonal carved wood box with incised inscriptions in green. Lenc/th of main .ilrand. .59 incites : lenc/th of side pendants, 8% incites each: drop of main pendant liehnc the necklace proper, 16 Inches, jtiii.ii»a>iai>i»>iii». -^^-iSQ*^^ Q < Pi o < Q < k^'^aJi.> inrhty. First Afternoon ,'t^'^- 4^'^^ 68 — A Gardex ^'KG^;TAl!LE Ennobliod (Ch'ien-Iung) Tlie turnip, with root in red and brown agate brightly polished, leaves in fei-ts'id jade, and flowers in yellow clouded anibei-, set in a fel-ts'ui jade flaring bowl witli bold foot. Hehfht, 14 inclifs. 69 — DrsH OF FiuTr (Clt'ieii-lung) Branches of a persimmon tree with large and small fruit in dense opaque brown jade of varying tone, leaves of green jade and agate blossoms, lying with bunches of amethyst grapes on a green jade circular plate with an engraved floral decoration. Ht'it/li/. a inrJii'.v: dUimi'Icr iif phtte. ^% inches. First Afternoon 70 — JMixiATURE Gardex {Cli'ien-lung) A plum tree in plenteous bloom, with petals of white jade and pink tourmaline, beneath it a coral chrysanthemum with green jade leaves, in a white jade jardiniere carved as a hollowed rock, with branches of the peaches of lon- gevity in bold relief about it. Traces of gilding on the jardiniere. Height, Ifii/o inches. -Cloisoxxe Examel Gilt Wall A'ase (Ch'ien-Iung) Pilgrim-bottle form with spreading foot and archaic dragon handles, the neck bulbous. Lotus ornamentation in soft colors within a rich lapis-lazuli-blue ground. Let into the centre a fei-fs'ui jade disc, carved and perforated, showing figures among lotuses. The vase holds an orchid plant in blossom, in green and white jade. Height of vane, 7 inches; height Zi'ith ftoxcers, Uy., inches. First Afternoon -Opaquk Glass Jar {Cliien-lung) Ovoid witli steep shoulder and short cyUndrical neck, with lip sloping inward. Opaque glass of light and dark orange tones, and about the neck and shoulder niarbleizcd. Sur- face of soft waxen lustre. Hifi()lit, G'/g inches. 73 — Pair Jade Table Screens Discs of translucent white jade, carved in relief with im- mortals and attendants in mountainous landscapes, in one Shou-lao appearing witJi his emblem the spotted stag. Re- verse of each carved with the wild plum tree in blossom. The discs rest in architectural stands built up of white and dense green jade, carved in openwork and relief with archaic dragons and other characteristic motives. Diameter of disci, 5 inches; height in stands, 8% inches. 74 — White Jade Flower Bowl {Cliien-lung) Low, broad, and ovoidal, with two large loop liandles of monster-head character, supporting loose rings. Exterior surface exquisitely carved all the way around with herons in a lotus pond, in delicate relief. Lustrous polish. Four bats in bold relief form the feet. Under the bottom tlie imperial Ch'ien-lung mark, incised. Diameter, 6% inches; leidth across handles, 8% inches. 75 — Lapis-lazuh Statuette Seated Buddha with smiling expression, holding a vase on his interlaced hands ; carved in mottled lapis-lazuli of rich color, his robes bordered with incised embroideries, gilded. On a thalamus of dark green jade. Heif/ht of fi(/nre, 5% inches; height u-ilh stand, 7i/„ inches. First Afternoon -Rock Crystal Teapot Ovoidal with full and flattened shoulder, in-setting disc cover with loop handle which connects by a chain of loose links to the main handle, and phoenix-head spout. The entire exterior carved in bold relief and undercutting with birds in blossoming peony trees, and the phcenix's plumage engraved. Heh/ht, 4,% inclien; lenyth, 8-;4 inches. 77 — SoApsTONE Figure Group The goddess of mercy in gray and yellowish soapstone, holding in her hands a seated boy who carries a lotus spray. The hair of both figures is blackened, and the robes of the goddess are incised with embroideries. She stands on a rock base of chicken's-blood soapstone, carved in openwork as rockery. Heif/hf rcifh hasf. ii^\ inr]u',i. -Rock Crystal A'ase with Cover Enlarged flask shape with spreading foot and two animal- istic and loose-ring handles. On either face four archaic phoenixes carved in liigh relief; incised fret borders on lip and foot. Dome cover also with fret border, surmounted bv a phoenix and peony. Heif/ht, 11 Vs inches. -Cloisonxe Examel Gilt Wall Case (Ch'ien-hing) Pilgrim-bottle form, witli spreading foot, bulbous neck, and two arcliaic dragon handles. Peony ornamentation in soft colors on a light turquoise-blue ground. At the centre a quatrefoil medallion in relief, in champleve enamel, enclosing a filigree quatrefoil set with colored stones. The vase holds a blossoming begonia and hydrangea, and the ground bamboo, in jade, turquoise and other stones. Height of vase. 7 inche.t; height -with floivers. 1.3 inches. First Afternoon \'ase with Covkr A flattened quadrilateral ^■ase, with aniiiial-hcad and loose- ring handles, rests upon the back of a feng-huang standing or squatting on a scrolled base, its tail feathers curling up and forming a subsidiary' vase or compartment at one end of and below the larger vase. The bird's plumage is carved in relief and engraved, in front of its tliroat is a pendent loose ring, and on the sides of the vase are bamboo and other sprays. Dome cover, plain. Height, ll'/o inches. 81 — Miniature Gardex (Ch'icn-lung) Orchids blossoming in white jade and rich-hued amethyst, with leaves of richly mottled green jade brilliantly polished, in oviform cloisonne jar adorned with floral scrolls and borders on a turquoise ground, interrupted by foliate medallions bearing Fu-lions and dragon-liorses on a deep purplc-lapis ground. Heiffht, l-iy, inrhex. {Illustrated) 82 — IMiNiATt'RE Garden in Ci-oisonnk Jar (Cli'ien-lung) Companion to the preceding, tlie flowers being Chinese lilies in white and green jade. Height, 1.5% inches. {Illustrated) 83 — ]\IiNiA'ruRE Garden (Ch'ien-lung) The natten tree, with leaves of gray-green jade and berries, or seeds, of pink coral, and under it a lily and shrubs in green jade, amethyst, agate and tourmaline, in a soap- stone jardiniere carved as the overturned stump of an aged plum tree, a branch still blossoming and another supporting a recumbent figure. Height, 20/4 inches. (Illmtratcd) 2; o :2; o First Afternoon 84 — Miniature Gakden {Ch'ien-lung) The crow melon vine in fruit, overrunning a dead tree, the vine leaves of green jade, with wire tendrils wound with yellow silk, the fruit in carnelian agate. At the foot of the tree an aniethj'st rock, and near it a tiger lilj^ with green jade leaves, an open flower in opalescent agate, and buds in carnelian and amethyst. In white jade dish with butter- fly-loop handles, carved in relief with dragons. Height, IG inches. First Afternoon 85 — Miniature Garden (Ch'ien-lung) The wild plum tree in blossom, the ground bamboo, a rose bush in bloom, and the polyporus hicidu.s, all treated con- ventionally, executed in white jade, mother-of-pearl, coral and pink tourmaline, with gilt and silken leaves, in a quatre- foil jardiniere of Peking enamel on sceptre-head feet. The jardiniere decorated in polychrome with bats, symbols and conventional lotus designs, on a gray-lilac ground. A com- panion piece to the succeeding number, the two together, the plum and the pine, making up the New Year salutation, used by both the Chinese and Japanese, which the Japanese call the Shochikuhai — a wish for long life and happiness, extended at the beginning of the year. Ileie/ht, 16 inches. 86 — ]\IiNiATURE Garden (Ch'ien-lung) Companion to the preceding, with the pine tree the prin- cipal motive, completing with the plum tree of the preceding number the New Year greeting with its wish of happiness and long life. 87 — A Tree Japonka in Blossom (Ch'ien-lung) The he'iKo or katsiira. with lanceolate leaves of green jade, lightlv veined, and minute blossoms in light vellow amber; at its foot begonias in green jade and pink tourmaline, about a rock of turquoise matrix. The whole in a foliate jardiniere of cinnabar lacquer, on six jit-i feet, richly carved with garden scenes and figures, in panels on a deeply in- cised ground. Heiffht, 20 inches. 88 — Prunus Tree in Lacquer Vase {Ch'ien-lung) The winter blooming wild plum tree, its blossoms in white jade, with chrysanthemum and begonia below It in green jade, tourmaline and amber, in a tall quadrilateral vase of cinnabar lacquer carved with landscapes and figures of immortals. Heif/hf. 23 inches. First Afternoon 89 — A jMixiATUitE Garokn of Poppies Leaves of translucent green jade, flowers in clear golden and clouded light yt'llow amber, tourmaline, amethyst, car- nelian, turquoise and lapis-lazuli. Cloisonne enamel jar- diniere, with conventional lotus decoration in soft colors on a light turquoise-blue ground. Height, ITy^ inrhi-x. 90 — A jNIixiatuuk Garden of Poppies Companion to the preceding. First Afternoon 91 POJIEGRAXATE TkEE IX Bl.OSSOJI Slender leaves in green jade, the many blossoms in carne- lian ; under the tree, statuette of a lady, carved in rich pink coral. In chanipleve enamel jardiniere, oblong with incurvate corners, with lotus decoration. Inlaid in each side of the jardiniere a panel of white jade, three of the ]ianels decorated and one filled with an inscription, all incised and gilded. Hcif/lil. 1!) inches. 92 PojIEGRAXATE TrEE IX BlOSSOM Companion to the preceding, with statuette of boy in coral. 9.'J — Pruxus Tree ix Blossom (C'li"un-hnig) The winter blooming wild plum tree with a ])lenitude of blossoms in white jade, in a circular green jade dish orna- mented with four medallions, the medallions having a gilded ground and bearing each an ideographic character in low relief, the four expressing wishes of a million vears of good fortune. Helfllil, IT'/o incliex. 94' — Bi.ossoMixG Tree ix LAcciiER A'ase {Ch'ien-hnig) A gnarled peach tree with blossoms in yellow tourmaline, and under it a begonia and chrysanthemum in green jade, coral, pink tourmaline and turquoise, in a tall cinnabar lacquer vase carved in relief with figures of innnortals in landscapes. Hfhfht. 22 inches. 9.5 — Jade Floral Okxamext (Ch'icn-Iitng) Kaya-kii.ta in green and white jade, pink tourmaline, car- nelian and lapis-lazuli, in an elongated, flattened vase of white jade, displaving formal carvings in low relief and two animal-head and ring handles in bold relief. Height, 13 inches. First Afternoon 96 — OiiXAnENTAi. Grape Arbor (CVien-lung) Erected from a gilt and enamel hexafoil jardiniere The vine in full fruit, its bunches of green grapes formed of aquamarine and fei-ts'ui jade, the leaves of green jade with their veins finely incised. On each foil of the jardiniere a raised panel bearing a conventional representation of para- dise, with bats among clouds above waves, and symbols and jewels, in cloisonne enamel, surrounded by floral scrolls in champleve enamel ; on lip and foot incised key-fret and lotus borders. t Ht'iffht, 24 inches. {Illustrated) 97 — OiiXAMEXTAL Grapje Arbok {Cli'ieu-luvg) Companion to the preceding, with purple grapes instead of green, the grapes being of amethyst. 98 — Imperial Chinese Lotus Pond (Ch'ien-haig) The "pond" a gilt jardiniere, oviform, with incised and repousse scroll decoration, on which are implanted con- ventional lotus flowers in colored stones; the top of the jar or "water surface" a mirror. Rising througli the mirror on tall stems are lotus leaves and blossoms in green and white jade, carnelian and tourmaline, and resting on the mirror are carnelian gold fish and a white soapstone heron. Hciciht. 21 inchen: flhniictrr, 10 Inrlies. (Illnstrated) 99 — Iaipeiual Chixkse Lotus Pond (Ch'lcn-hing) Companion to the ])receding. {Illustrated) z First Afternoon 100 — Citron Tree i.x Peking Enamel Vase {Ch'ien-lung) A tree of the Buddha's-hand citron in fruit, the leaves of green jade, tlie fruit of clear golden amber, clouded yellow amber and brown amber. Beside it a peony, with varied flowers. The vase decorated in the hawthorn pattern, the blossoms in pink, white and green on a "cracking ice" ground of ricli, glowing blue. Heiqht, .31 inchc 101 — Citron Tree in Peking Enajiel A'ase (Ch'ien-lung) Companion to the preceding. 102 — GouKD Arbor (Ch'ien-lung ) A gourd vine, its spreading leaves in light and dark mottled green jade, each delicately carved and veined, rises from beside a yellow soapstone rock up which a lizard crawls, and drooping about the sides of the arbor exhibits blossoms of white jade and yellow amber, and double-gourds in the same materials and also in carnelian, lapis-lazuli, turquoise, fei-ts'ui jade, agate, tourmaline and rock crystal. In cloisonne enamel jardiniere witli a conventional lotus scroll decoration in poH'chrome on a turquoise-blue ground, the jardiniere quadrilateral with chamfered corners, each face bearing a gilt panel with relief ornamentation ; raised on four angular feet. Heicfht, 22 iuchex. 103 — Gourd Arbor {Cliien-lung) Companion to the preceding. lO-t — Peony Garden in Imperial Jardinu-.re {Ch'ien-hmg) Leaves of dark green jade, variously carved and incised, and luxuriant blossoms in mottled green jade and white jade and yellow soft jade, in amethyst, tourmaline and lapis-lazuli, and in carnelian and opalescent agate. At base of trees an amethyst rock, and one of turquoise with Fu dogs climbing about it ; broken coral ground. Jardi- niere in brilliant liglit canary-yellow, spangled with scores of butterflies in polychrome enamels. Heiglit, 3 feet 9 inchrK; dlaiiieter of jardiniere. 2ly, inches. {Illustrated) No. 104— PEOXY GARDEN' IX IMPERIAL JARDIXIERE First Afternoon 105 — Blossoming Camellia in Cloisonnk Enamel Jar Leaves of polished dark green jade, buds and blossoms in white jade and carnelian. The containing jar quadri- lateral, and resting on an architectural base with sceptre- head feet; its decoration flowers and conventional borders in soft colors on a turquoise ground of greenish trend. Height, 26 inches. 106 — Blossoming Camellia in Cloisonne Enamel Jar Coinjianion to the preceding. First Afternoon 107 — Taoisi' ]\IorxTAix (tahden with Flowkrs anm) Figttkes Rock shelves and cliffs of a mountain region, in carved wood, rise from a sea re})resented in the carved stand, and lesser rocks of white jade, lapis-lazuli and turquoise matrix appear on the shelves. Shou-lao with his staff and em- blematic })each, and a ladv and two boys, all in white jade, stand among them, and the god of longevity's emblematic stag looks down from a tall crag. About are blossoming orchids, chrysanthemums and various shrubs, a resplendent peony tree and snowy white plum tree, begonias and the sacred fungus, the pine and the bamboo, executed in white and green jade, ffi-tf:'iii jade, amethyst, tourmaline, lapis- lazuli and carneliaii. Hcii/ht (wllh slmul). 2 ffet Sy,, inches. 108 — Taoist ^loi'XTAix Gaudex with Flowers axu Figitues Companion to the preceding, with more formidable moun- tains, and an ecjually brilliant floral display. Here Shou- lao is mounted on a stag, another figure appears in pink coral, and a fisherman in white jade. High aloft is a jiaxilion, and near bv a bird on a plum branch. Hi ifiht. 2 feet .5 iiielies'. 109 — Ax IxnooR Chrysaxthemi'xi Gardex (i'h'ii'ii-liiiig) Lea\es of light and dark green jade attach to numerous stems, and blooms ap]H"ar in white and yellow jade and a green jade flecked with black, in turquoise and lapis-lazuli and carnelian, tourmaline and glass. Ground, a gravel of broken coral stems. In a deep jardiniere of Peking enamel, modeled in large quatrefoil shape with a flaring and foli- ated rim. The principal decorations of the jardiniere are four }ianels of landscapes and figures, which illustrate both in composition and style the nnitual influence and inter- action of Chinese and European painting, noticeable in China during the Ch'i<'ii-hing period. Under the bottom the imperial seal mark. On its own original gilt stand with a varied ornamentation, including openwork scrolls and a cloisonne enamel band of large and small sceptre-head out- lines, displaying floral designs in polychrome on a deep lapis-blne ground. Heighl, 2 feet 9 liicJiex; illameter, IT'i inches. First Afternoon FISH BOWLS AND AQUARIUMS no — Blue Glass Fish Bowl (Ming) Ovoid, witli flat foot recessed underneath, and correspond- ing umbo in tlie interior, narrow flattened slioulder and broad molded li]). Transparent glass of sa])pbire and niazarin-blue notes with the light on it, and a clear az.ure translucence against the light. Heirfht, 8 iiiclie.i: diameter, 11'/. inrhes. {Illustrated) 111 — Gkeex Glass Fish Bowl (Ch'ieit-lung) Transparent glass of bluish-emerald tone; ovoid, with ab- breviated neck and wide mouth. Projecting from within, a jade lotu.s clump, with leaves, bud, and open flower show- ing seed-pod, one leaf perforated by borings of insects. Diameter, 11 inrhes: height, IS'/j inches. 112 — Glass ^qiarium ox Lacquek Stand Colorless glass, of compressed globular form, witli a facetted band about the centre. Within and rising above the rim a lotus clum]i with leaves of pale green and fei-ts'tii jade, lightly veined by incision, and flowers of rich carnelian brightly |iolished. The stand, in red and gold carved lacquer, is of the C'h'ien-lung period, and represents a Fu- lion upholding a lotus; originally a temple offering stand. Jiianieter of txnvl, 13i/, inches: height icitJf stand, 4 feet. 11.'} — (ti.ass AurAiiii'M ON Tali, Lacqi'er Stand Colorless glass in compressed globular form, decorated with a facetted band; within, branches of red and white tree coral. On a tem])le offering stand of the Ch'ien-lung period (the base modern), in form of a Fu-lion supporting a standard surmounted by a lotus flower. The standard is carved in relief and openwork with the dragon-and-cloud and flora] motives; the whole in gold and red lacquer. Diameter iif txnct. ll'/j incites: heiglit icith stand, 5 feet. 114 — Glass AucAiiirji on Tall TyACQi'ER Stand Comjmnion to the preceding; the stand the same, Ch'ien- lung down to the base, whicli is modern. \o. 110— BI.l'E GLASS FISH BOWI, First jiftcrnoon 115 — Glass Aquaeium ox LAcauEii Staxd Compressed No. 115 ohular form; colorless glass, with a deco- rative band of broati facets about the centre. Within, branches of white and red tree coral. The stand in gold and red lac(]uer is in form of a Fu-lion support- ing a columnar standard which is encircled bv floral openwork carving, and u])- holds a large lotus blossom platform. It is of the Ch'ien-lung period ; its orig- inal use was as an ottering stand in the temple. Diinneter of hoich It inrln'f<: lieiglit with ! ill III Hit of nn/c, U inclic.i : hrUiht of slnniliinl. 7 ffi-t r, inchi'.i. First Afternoon 121 — Black LAcauER Birdcage (Ch'ien-lung) Dome-shape, with lantern in cloisonne enamel ; carved ivory feet. Centre perch and five cups in cloisonne enamel, worm tongs and other utensils and numerous ornaments of carved ivory, the decorative motive principally the plum blossom. Around the bottom, groups of immortals, with pine trees, flowers, birds and animals, in carved ivory delicately tinted. Elaborately carved black lacquer stand, penciled in gold, with dragon-head bracket, with chain of fei-ts'ui and white jade, amethyst and turquoise. Diameter of eof/e, 14 iiiehetf: heir/Jif of .standard, 7 feet 5 inches. 122 — Black Lacquer Birdcage (Ch'ien-lung) Dome-shape with flattened top ; metal lantern. Blue and white and champleve enamel cups ; carved ivorv utensils and embellishments principally in the Buddha's-hand citron motive; carved ivory feet. Peach, pomegranate, citron, chrysanthemum and peony branches around bottom, with dragonfly, bird and butterfly among them, in soapstone and tinted ivories applique. Tall teakwood standard with dragon bracket in cloisonne enamel. Diameter of rae/e. 13i,; inelies: lielr/lit of .sfoiiilanl. 8 feel. First Afternoon 123 — Teakwood Jkwel Box {Ch'icn-litiig) Oblong, witli scrolled corners, and delicately carved with fret moldings. Collapsible dragon handles, a bat door catch, and four low feet, all of gilt. On all four sides an applied decoration of large ehrvsantheniuni sprays in green and white jade. Interior divided by a shelf; at top and bottom shallow di'awers. Hi'ifflit, 10'/, inche.i; Ictiiith, LSy, iiiclien: wUllh, ly., inches. 124 — Teakwood Jkwel Box {Ch'iei)-hiiig) Companion to the preceding. 125 — Teakwood and Ivory Jewei, Box {Cli'if/i-hing) Oblong, on four wlicels resting on an elaborate table; the box in two sections, access being gained by lifting off successively tlie cover and the upper section. Floral decora- tions, ajipliquc, in green and white jade and pinkish quartz. On top, a chest of two drawers in the guise of bundles of books, surmounted by what ajjjjears to be a pyramidal bundle of scrolls and separates into three boxes of cylindri- cal pattern. Also on top, a green jade cylindrical vase holding flowers of jade, amber, la])is-lazuli, agate and tourmaline. Told! li('if)ht, 27 inrli/'s. (Ilhiaf rated) 126 — Teakwood and Ivory Jewkl Box (Ch'icii-luiig) Companion to the preceding, witli similar cmbellislnnents. No. 125— TEAKWOOD AND IVORY JEWEL BOX First Afternoon 127 — Elaborate Jewel Cabinet Carved teakwood and ivory, with bamboo details, and varied enhancements. The cabinet rests on a large and intricately carved stand, and has double doors and two exterior and two interior drawers, besides the general inner compart- ment. Around exterior a bold deco^-ation of landscapes, figures, and household ornaments, in tinted ivories, jade and other materials, applique. On top a deep oblong box adorned with jade gourds, a box in the form of a musical instrument, and a white jade plum tree in a green jade vase. Total height, 3 feet 2 inches. {Illustrated) 128 — Elabokate Teakwood and Ivory Jewel Cabinet Companion to the preceding and similarly embellished, with different top ornaments. 129 — Teakwood Jewelry Cabinet {Ch'ien-lung) Rectangular, on a spreading base, witli receding, stepped sections above. Double doors to the main compartment, above and below which are drawers. Front, top and sides elaborately carved in relief and by incision with imperial dragons among waves of the sea. The back, and also the interior of the back, carved with objects of household adornment in low relief. Height , 2 feet; teitgth, I614 inches: width, 10<^ inches. 130 — Teakwood Jewelry Cabinet {Ch'ien-lung) Companion to the preceding. No. 12T— EL.VBORATE JEWEL CABINET First Afternoon 131 GltAND I\'ORY StATUKTTE Tall standing figure of a great lady richly costumed, elab- orately carved and finely engraved. By delicate incision her coat is patterned throughout in a swastika grill, and her skirt in a floral diaper, while on her cowl or Jiead cover- ing are cloud scrolls. Flowers in relief deck her liair and Oriental ornaments carved and i)ierce. 152 — Imperial Yellow Jar {K'ang-hsi) Ovoid with short neck and large mouth, and broad foot. Circled by a light ridge about the mid-body. Exterior coated with a brilliant imperial yellow glaze of pale canary tone, with metallic lustre; interior white. Under foot the six characters of the reign in brilliant sapphire. Heiffhf, 8% inches. Fhst Afternoon No. 153 No. 1.5-1 153 — TiNG-YAo Vase (Sung) Enlarged, flattened pear-shape, with oval neck, mouth and foot. Two vertical tubular handles on neck. Low relief decoration of the rock peony in luxuriant blossom, birds and butterflies, with key-fret borders at neck and foot. Cream glaze of unctuous brilliancy, with crackle in self- color and cafc-au-lait. Heiyht, 131/2 inches. 15-1 — TixG-YAo A'ase (Sung) Companion to the preceding (No. 153), with restoration at top of one handle. Height, 1314 inches. First Afternoon 155 — Tall Crackled Bottle-fokm Vase (Ming) Elongated pear-shape, with neck expanding to a flattened lip ; large, deep foot. On the shoulder two elephant-head and ring handles in relief. Cream glaze with fish-roe crackle in delicate cafe-au-lait lines, which is cut by the long lines of a larger crackle. Known as Ming Crackled Ware. Height, LSyg inches. (Illustrated) 156 — Tall Ckackled Bottle-form Vase (Ming) Bulbous pear-shape with full, truncate neck slightly ex- panding at the flat lip ; bold foot. Rich cream-toned glaze of unctuous lustre, with a fine cafe-au-lait crackle, and a coarse crackle in black lines. Neck incised and modeled with a primitive decoration of indeterminate form. Known as Ming Crackled W^are. (Slight restoration at one point of lip.) Height, 14% inches (Illustrated) 157 — Tall Crackled Jar (Ming) Inverted pear-shape with high shoulder and short neck, flanged at the root, and large mouth ; beveled foot. Rich yellow-cream glaze of dull lustre, extending to the interior where much of it is a cream-white. Cafe-au-lait crackle of small spaces, and a broader crackle in darker lines. Known as IMing Crackled Ware. Height, l-ty^ inches. (Illustrated) o Q O o z a^-**^ < > o Z First Afternoon 158 — Mirror-black Club-shaped Vase (K'ang-hsi) Oviform bod}', the neck ending in a short spreading lip. Dense, heav}', resonant porcelain, invested with a mirror glaze of rich black, revealing the imprint and lustred traces of its original elaborate decoration in gold. Height, 17 Yg inches. 159 — Mirror-black Club-shaped Vase (K'ang-hsi) Oviform body with perfect foot, the neck ending with a short spreading lip. Rich black monochrome glaze of the most brilliant, smooth mirror surface. Height, 17% inches. 160 — Mirror-black Club-shaped Vase (K'ang-hsi) Cylindrical with flattened shoulder, the body slightly draw- ing in to the well-defined foot ; flange lip. Brilliant mono- chrome glaze of rich black, with mirror surface. Height, 17% inches. 161 — Mirror-black Club-shaped Vase {K'ang-hsi) Cylindrical body slightly drawing it at foot ; flange lip. Mirror-black glaze of misty lustre, with delicate peau- d'orange surface, bearing the faint imprint of landscape and boating scenes, with inscriptions, of an early decora- tion in gold. Height, ISy^ inches. 162 — Mirror-black Beaker-shaped Vase (K'ang-hsi) Sonorous porcelain, clothed in a smooth and glowingly brilliant glaze of rich mirror-black, with detectible im- prints of its early golden decoration, an elaborate one including forceful figures. Height, IS'/g inches. First Afternoon 163 — Pair Imperial Peach Plates {Yung Cheng) Delicate, musical, semi-eggshell porcelain, glazed in the pure, rich white of the Yung Cheng reign, decorated in tlie characteristic rose and greens, — with darker colors for the branches and pink and white for the blossoms, — with peach trees in fruit and flower, and coral bats flying above them. The decoration extends over both surfaces of the plate, and includes, on each plate, eight peaches and five bats. Under the bottom the six-character mark of Yung Cheng in blue within a blue double square. Diameter, 814 inches. First Afternoon 164 — P.\iR Lmi'ekiai. Jars with Co\'f.ks (Cli'ien-Iung) Remarkable specimens, ])erfect in every respect ; flawless. Imperial Palace pieces. Ovoid in shape, witli short neck gracefully curved and lightly molded lip. ]\Iandarin-cap shaped covers, insetting, with conical button finials. Glazed throughout in the fairest turquoise-blue, of soft brilliancy, the blue interru})ted under foot by a white square bearing the imperial seal in vermilion. Brilliant mille-flcurs deco- ration in famillc-rose enamels and gold, the flowers dis- posed in sprays and detached buds and blossoms, and including daffodils, heliotro])e and hydrangeas, morning- glories and orchids, the cock's-comb and hibiscus, pear blossoms, poppies, dragon-lilies, the peony, lotus and chrysanthenmni, japonicas and daisies, peach and cherry blossoms, carnations, begonias, magnolia and the Chinese plum. Height with cover, 16 inchest. (lUnstrated) 165 — C'ki.adox Gaun'itiire Dkcorated IX Color (K'aiig-hsi) Consisting of three pieces, connnemorating the celebrated eight horses of the Chou emperor ]Mu Wang, among pine trees. The ground glaze is a very brilliant ]5ale grayish seagrcen, interrujited by the horses, trees and rocks modeled in light relief and painted in a fine quality of blue of vari- able tone, wliite, and varying peach-reds. (a) Oviform temple jar, with six of the horses, the other two horses undoubtedly decorating the cover, which is missing. Heif/ht, lOy, inches. (b) Tall beaker, with five of the horses on the lower section and three above. JNIark, a blue leaf. Height, 171/j inche.i. (c) Tall beaker, companion to the preceding and with the same mark. Height, ny., inches. > o o X S First Afternoon 166 — IiEPEKiAL Fish Bowl {Cli'ien-lung) Ovoidal or semi-egg-shape, tlie rounded end downward, so that it will rest only in a stand, the mouth slightly extended by a deep flange lip. Hard i)aste of musical tone, glazed in white on the interior of the bowl. The exterior is glazed in a rich yellow of deep canary tone, which shows areas of a fish-roe crackle. The yellow glaze is interrupted by four large medallions reserved in white, bearing in red on a golden swastika lattice the four characters restricted in application to the Emperor alone, expressive of the loyal wish that he li^-e forever. Further decoration in enamels, coral and gold, of bats, peaches, the swastika and the endless-knot. Diameter, f,% inches: heiifhl, 7% inches. First Afternoon BRONZES AND CLOISONNE ENAMELS 167 — Broxze Aximal Statuette (Sung) A stag exhibiting some remarkable modeling, harnessed and accoutred to bear a burden, probably an immortal, possibly in the nature of vase or sacrificial vessel, holds in its mouth a branch of the polyporus lucidus and turns its body in graceful curve till its raised head faces back- ward. Its tasseled trappings, in relief, are engraved with scrolls and floral medallions, and it retains extensive vestiges of a rich gilding. Warm brown patina verging upon black, with patches of green. Carved teakwood stand. Height, 21% inches; with stand, 24y, inches. 168 — Cloisoxxe Examel jARDixiiRE (Ch'ien-lung) Inverted bell-shape, of hexagonal outline. Conventional lotus decoration with j,u-l border, in soft and brilliant colors on a light turquoise-blue ground. Architectural stand of Peking enamel, painted in bright colors with floral motives and an archaic phoenix scroll. B eight, OYg inches. 169 — Cloisoxxe Examel jARDixiiiiE (Ch'itn-huig) Companion to the preceding. 170 — Large Broxze Sacrificial Vessel (Han) Ovoidal with a low and broad flat foot which has a border of circular ribs underneath. Broad, flaring, concave lip, with an exterior molding. A low relief band encircles the mid-body, cut by an incised ring within either edge and ridged at its centre, and supporting two primitive orna- mental handles in relief. Rich, dense patina in varying tones of green and brown on all surfaces, with grayish cartli}" incrustations. Height, 7% inches: diameter, 17'/^ inches. First Afternoon PLANT JARS 171 — Lapis-blue Plant Jar {Ming) Slightly ovoidal, broad of mouth and foot, witli relief hoops eft'ected by incision about top and base, each studded witli large bosses. Two oranmental lion-head and ring handles in bold relief. Exterior glazed in a rich and bril- liant lapis-lazuli blue, interior in a grayish turquoise-green, both truitc; at the bottom of the interior the glaze thickens in a "pond" of emerald-green witli bolder crackle. Height, 6% inches; diameter, 11 inches. 172 — TuRauiosE-BLUE Fish Bowl {Ming) Shallow ovoidal form modeled in pointed foliations, with a short skirt which also is foliated and five monster-head monster-head feet. Pottery. Luminous glaze of mottled turquoise-blue finely crackled. Height, i% inches; dinmeter, I514 inches: height with slrnnl. 11 inches. 173 — Ttrquoise-blue Fish Bowl {Ming) Shallow ovoidal form modeled in pointed foliations, with a short skirt which also is foliated and five monster-head feet. Pottery. Mottled turquoise-blue glaze of dull lustre, minutely crackled. Height, 4% inches; diameter, 16 inches; height K'itli stand. 11'/, inches. 174 — Celadon Tripod Jardinii>.re {Ming) Ovoid with narrow sloping shoulder, short cylindrical neck and wide mouth, with flanged li]); large stump feet. On the body a luxuriant leaf and flower scroll in relief; on the neck an incised primitive decoration. Tiie shoulder is studded with twelve small rosettes in low relief. On ex- terior and interior a brilliant celadon glaze, of pure sea- green lightening to grayish tones, boldly crackled in self- color and cafc-au-lait. Height, ii'% inches; diameter. Hy.. inches. First Afternoon 175 — Celadox Fish Bowl (Ming) Shallow ovoidal form with round, lightly molded lip and large, low foot. Stone-weight porcelain of prolonged sonority. The entire exterior covered with a luxuriant floral decoration modeled by incision in the paste, the in- terior with further floral adornment and a bold wave border, similarly executed. Rich and brilliant sea-green glaze. Has teakwood stand of unique form. Height, 5 inches; diameter, 18 inches. 176 — Pair Celadox Jardixieres (Ch'ien-Iung) In broad, ample, squat or compressed beaker-form, with bold foot and flattened, foliated lip. Heavy, stone-weight porcelain of sonorous tone. The bulbous main section decorated with lotus medallions centered by Shou characters, embraced within interlocked and detached foliations, the neck witii a conventional plantain leaf border and the base with a leaf-and-tongue border, all in low relief. Scrolling foliations border the top of the rim. Brilliant glaze of rare and delicate sea-green. Bottom pierced with one-inch orifice. Red lacquer table-stands, engraved with lotus and landscape decoration colored a soft and delicate yellow. Height, II14 inches: diameter, ny_i inches; height with stand. Sly., inches. 177 — Famille-rose Fish Basix {Yung Cheng) Shallow and broad, with flat, projecting rim and broad, deep foot, the sides ovoidal. The enamel decoration at the bottom of the interior pictures a lotus pond in blossom, with king-fishers and butterflies on the wing; at the base of the sides are lotus flowers floating on waves of the sea, with swallows flying above the tossing spray. The surface of the rim is bordered with a continuous key-fret. On the exterior are storks flying among cloud scrolls, and a repeti- tion of the sea-wave motive, with two relief bands of woven- bamboo pattern. Imperial seal under the bottom. Height, i% inches; diameter, 16 inches. First Afternoon 178 — Large Celadon Plaque (Ming) Sonorous stone-weight porcelain of musical, gong tone, in spreading ovoidal shape with flaring rim and broad, bold foot. The inner sides of the cavetto are lightly fluted, and the whole, with tlie exception of a broad ring under the foot, is clothed in a brilliant monochrome glaze of pure grayish sea-green, of even quality. Diameter, 18 inches. 179 — Flajibe Jakdiniere {Ch'ieii-lung) Deep, ovoidal, with large mouth and round lip. Resonant, stone-weight porcelain ; the exterior covered with a mirror glaze of the transmutation furnace, in tones of rich purple, blue and gray, the underbody showing a reticulate crackle. The soft grayish glaze, with the crackle, covers the entire interior. Slight crack, barely perceptible, at lip. Carved teakwood stand. Heijfht, 13 inches: iliameler, 18'/, inches: height with stand, 25y^ inches. 180 — Famille-rose Fish Bowl (Yung Cheng) Ovoid, with rounded lip about a wide mouth. Brilliant white glaze with a sporadic crackle in brown lines, adorned with butterflies and detached sprays of hydrangeas, japoni- cas, roses, peonies, chrysanthemums and other flowers. Height. 9% inches; diameter, 15y^ inches. 181 — Lagre Fish Jar (Chia Citing) Ovoid with short neck and large mouth, with molded lip. Luminous glaze of soft white, decorated with swinnning fishes in divers attitudes, among aquatic plants and sinuous water-grasses, with detached blossoms and florets floating on the surface. The decoration is in pale coral and dark vermilion, yellow green, and rich sapphire-blue. Leaf bor- der in blue at the base, paneled border in the main colors on shoulder. Under foot: Ta Ming Chia Ching nicn chih. Has tall table-stand of carved teakwood. Height, 131/, inches: diameter, Idy^ inches; height with stand, 36% inches. First Afternoon 182 — Pair Imperial Blue axd White Jardixiekes (Ch'ien-Iung) Ovoid. Decorated in rich sapphire-blue of two tones with five of the imperial five-clawed dragons among cloud and flame scrolls, about the body ; on the shoulder a border of sceptre-heads reserved in white in a blue ground, under a border of sea waves similarly reserved, which is repeated around the base. Imperial seal mark in blue. Heirjht, 16% inches; diameter, 24 inches. First Afternoon 183 — Blue and White Jardixieue (^K'ang-hsi) Deep ovoid form witli hea\\y, rounded lip, below which is a low, encircling molding. Stone-weight porcelain responding in a ricli gong tone when struck. Limpid white glaze, decorated in four large panels with landscapes and figures, boats, and song birds among magnolia trees, in rich tones of brilliant sapphire-blue and white reserve. Three borders. Skeleton table stand of teakwood. Heirfht. 14 inches: diameter, ll^ inches; height in stand, 35 inchen. 18i — Bi.iE AXD White Jakdinieee (Chia Ching) \cry slightly ovoidal and flaring, with heavily molded and flattened lip. Decorated in the rich IMussulman blue with boldly painted four-clawed dragons, aquatic plants and floral sprays. On the lip: Ta Ming Chia Ching nien chili. Six-legged teakwood stand carved as bamboo trunks. Height, 12 inches; diameter, 24. inches; height tcith stand, 34 inches. 185 — Blue and White Jakdinieee (Chia Ching) Flaring and ovoidal with heavily molded flattened lip. Deco- ration in deep Mohammedan blue of two imperial dragons in pursuit of the flaming jewel of power among cloud scrolls. On lip: Ta Ming Chia Ching nien chih. Teakwood stand with legs carved as bamboo stalks in bunches of four. Height. 13i/o inches; diameter, 30y, inches; height with stand, 381/3 inches. 186 — Imperial Blue and White Jardiniere {Ch'icn-lung) Slightly ovoidal contour, broadly flaring and deep, with broad flat lip and a half-round molding below it. Painted in two tones of a soft rich blue on a brilliant greenish- white, with imperial dragons emerging from the sea and pursuing the jewel of omnipotence among the clouds, and the flame scrolls of their fiiery breath. On the lip a sceptre- head border. Height, 17i/, inches; diameter, 27 inches. First Afternoon '■•"^- tim 187 — Large Turquoise-blue Jardixiere (Ming) Deep ovoidal form with mammoth lip. Decoration, four animal-mask medallions in relief. Light turquoise-blue crackled glaze, mottled and of subdued lustre and unctuous quality, occasionally thickening in dark blue patches. The same glaze continues on the interior. Has six-legged carved teakwood stand. Height, 21 inches inches. diameter, 31 inches; height with stanil, i2y„ First Afternoon 188 — Decoratkd Jakdixiere (Ming) Ovoid with a squat bell-slmped foot, flat, flanged lip, and molded rings encircling body near base. Exterior in a brilliant emerald-green, mottled, with foliated medallions of })eony, chrysanthemum, camellia and lotus flowers modeled in relief and glazed in a light yellow. Around base and foot are formal borders similarly modeled and glazed, and the lip is similarly treated. Has carved teak- wood table-stand. Heiffht. 17 inches: diameter. 29'/; inches; heiflht witli stand, 48 inches. (Illustrated) 189 — Decorated Jardinuore (Ming) Oviform, straightening to cylindrical in a band below the round lip ; incised rings encircling the underbody. The cylindrical band is in relief, with a sectional decoration in higher relief of galloping horses and flying birds, and on the body of the jar are four oval medallions depicting mandarin ducks and fishes among lotus flowers, in bold relief. Brilliant glaze in mottled emerald-green covering the ex- terior of body and lip, while the relief decorations are glazed in yellow, brown and aubergine. Heavily carved six-legged teakwood stand. Height, 211/, inches; rtiameter, 26i/„ inches; height with stand, 4.5 inches. 190 — Lapis-blue Jardiniere (Ming) Ovoid with a slight shoulder and round lip, and broad flat foot. Rich glaze of mirror brilliance in a deep lapis- lazuli blue with a delicate, minute crackle. Interior in a rich cream-yellow glaze boldly crackled. Carved teakwood table-stand. Heiffht, 19 Indies; diameter, 29 inches: height with stand, 4iGy„ inches. No. 188— DECORATED JARDINIERE First Afternoon 191- — Lakge Decorated Jar (Ming) Oviform with steep shoulder and short upright hp, with large mouth and relatively narrow foot. Brilliant glaze of soft creamy white with delicate crackle, decorated in a warm, rich and variable brown with bold floral designs in three bands separated by cursive scroll borders. [Middle band interrupted by an inscription stating that the jar was made in the mid-summer of the twenty-seventh year of Wan Li (A. D. 1600), and giving the potter's name. Five-legged teakwood stand. EeigJit, 34 inches; iJiamefer, 26 inches; height, with stand, .50 inches. First Afternoon 19'2 — TuuQuoisK Jardinikre {Ming) Ovoid with thickened Hp ; decoration, a ring of Lirge bosses under the lip and above the foot, and four niedalHons of animal masks in relief. Greenish turquoise crackled glaze mottled almost in a splash effect with tliickened patches of dark grayish-blue. Ifcifllit, 17y^ inches': diameter, 28 inches; height with stnnd, 10 inches. 193 — TiTKQuoisE Jardinikre (Ming) Ovoid with deep lip ; studded with bold bosses in an en- circling ring under the lip, and another ring near the base, and decorated with four monster-head medallions modeled in relief. Over all a greenish turquoise crackled glaze of moist brilliancy, mottled by a thickened flow in deep grayish- blue. Six-legged teakwood dragon-stand. Height, 18'/;. inchea: diameter, 2S inches: height icith stand, SOVa inches. 194 — Large Jardiniere {Yuan) Deep ovoidal form with full round lip. Lower body en- circled by a band of incised rings. The body invested with a rich glaze of deepest egg-plant purple of naturalistic surface, and the lip and interior with a glaze of greenish turquoise-blue, finely crackled. Teakwood stand. Height, 27 inches; diameter, 32 inches; height icith stand, 48 inches. SECOND AND LAST AFTERNOON'S SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1917 AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES BEGINNING AT 2.30 o'CLOCK Nos. 195 to 326, inclusive PANELS AND SCREENS 195 — Black Lacquer HaxgixCx Panel (Ming) Painted in soft, warm colors of low tone, details inlaid in motlier-of-pearl, with distinguished figures emerging from palace buildings into a garden, with balconied ter- races and bridges over streams, and in the distance an equestrian facing a bridge. Height, 16 inchen; width, 121/2 inches. 196 — Black Lacquer Hangixg Panel (Ming) A landscape painting in soft and delicate coloring, pictur- ing a barge bearing a distinguished being approaching a building where figures are seen, and before which others, attended by deer and a stork, await his arrival at the land- ing place. In the distance, an equestrian amid another group of figures. On the reverse a seven-column inscrip- tion in brown Jacquer and gold. Height, 17% inches: -it'idth, 15 inches. Second and Last Aficrnoon 197 — Decorative Panel (Ch'icii-liuig) On tlie obverse a retreat at the shore line among the moun- tains, with figures in a sunnner house, carved and hxid with kingfishers' fcatliers, and applied on a black velvet ground. Aloft a long inscription with seals, in carved ideographs inlaid with the kingfishers' feathers. Reverse inlaid witli floral sprays and grasses in soapstone. Teakwood frame with carved ornamentation. Hei'olclcn-vcllo\v silk of f>rcciiisli trend, with svuibols aiul con- ventional ])atterns uppeariiii;- in the cloth-of-ii'old groiuid. Di(f nirl fi', T''i inrht's. 240 — I'aik Silk BitocAnK Aum Kksis Companions to the ])recedino', the silk beiii^- of a light emerald hue, with soft and brilliant sheen. '2-H — I'.MK Chinese Silk \'el\et Haxuings (K\nig-lixi) The velvet a rich sa|)[ihire-l)lue of soft sheen, ilisplaviMg in a cloth-of-gold ground of softened, brownish tone, a decoi'ation of dragons emerging from waves, both in the main body of the hanging and in short lanibre(|uin. Floral scroll border in the velvet, on the gold ground. Hih/hl. 30 iiichts: Iriii/lh. :tS inchc.i. -42 — Chinesk Silk Velvet Taiu.e Covlu (K'ting-hxi) Quadrilateral. Rich deep ruby toned velvet with a peonv decoration of restrained abundance in dark emerald, within a central s(|uai-e enclosing a medallion, and lu a bro.-ul border. Liin/lli. :H iiichi'.s: xcidlh. 3'.'i., iiiclic.t. Second and Last Afternoon 243 — Chinese Silk ^'EI,vET Tahi.e Cover (K'ang-hsi) Oblong. Golden-pink velvet of soft and brilliant sheen, with a decoration of the "Hundred Antiques" and a floral border appearing in its cloth-of-gold ground. Lfiir/th. 37 inclu'!^; xci(]fh, 2.3'/. tnrhf.'<. 2'1-1 — Chinese Silk Velvet Table Co\ei! (K'ang-hsi) Rectangular. Centre of soft peach-pink with lustrous sheen, with a luxuriant lotus ornamentation in a delicate emerald-green. Border of lotus motive in the pink, on a rich, deep sapphire-blue ground. ' Lriififh, 3T74 Inche.^: icidfh, 33% iiirln's. 2-45 Chinese Ijiperial Brocade Table Cover {Ch'ieii-hing) Square. All around, a wave and rock border, in polychrome, enclosing a golden-yellow field in a low key, adorned with imperial dragons and flaming jewels among clouds, worked in gold, pink, blue, green and white. LeiHjth. 3 fci't 21/. iiichi-n; xc'ulth. 3 fi'cl 2 iudies. 2-16 — Chinese Silk ^'ELVET Table Cover (K'ang-hsi) Golden-pink cut velvet with cloth-of-gold ground, the square field adorned with a pconv medallion and corners, the body of the design appearing in gold, and the broad border pre- senting a luxuriant lotus scroll in the velvet, on the g-old ground. Leiifffh. 3 frff 3 bichea: icidlh. 2 ffrf 10 iiirhts. 247 — Chinese Silk Embroidery Hanging (CJi'ien-hing) The peach tree of the genii in bearing, bats, ju-i sce]5tres and cloud scrolls, in blue, })ink, white, green and gold on a eolden-buff ground of soft bronze-like sheen. Borders of floral scroll in colored silks and angular scroll in gold braid. Sectional lambrequin in f)eony and lotus motives. Helf/hf. 34 inchi'.t: Iciir/Ui. 'y fi'i'f 1 Inch. Second (ind Last Afternoon y^ ^ ■i -w viS^^^i' 1^ *'AiiH^^ !?>P ^ 1 ■"...■x H^ (res' ^u:- — " ■■- i-»T^-i (TN ■•»-»n-»»/» /— ^/ -^- 248 — Chinese Silk Emeroiuery Table Cover [Ch'ien-lung) Quadrilateral, with small half-squares out of the corners, for fitting down over the table tojD. Rich golden-buff ground, embroidered in soft and brilliant colors with butter- flies and sprays of varied flowers, within a square set ofi^ by a gold border; outside this, bats, clouds scrolls and sprays. Dimensions, 3 feel i> iiicltis square. Second and Last Afternoon 2-19 — C'hixesk Silk Embroidery Table Cover (Chlcn-hing) Quadrilateral with rounded corners. On a rich yellow ground a swastika lattice worked in hrilliant azure, and overlaid with bats, fruit and flower sprays and cloud scrolls, in varied colors, in a wide border, while in a field defined by gold braid at the centre the lattice, bats and cloud scrolls continue, the fruit and flowers s'ivinai' way to nine imperial dragons executed in gold. Lenpfli. i feet 3 !iiches: icidlh. 3 ft't't 2 iiiclie.i. Second and Last ^Lficrnoon 250 — Chinese Silk Tavestky Table C'oveu {Ch'ifii-hnig) Square. Delicate buff ground with a soft, light sheen, woven in blue and silverv white, soft, faint greens and orange- browns and a light gray-brown, witli an extensive and elaborate ornamentation. In the centre a large foliated medallion encloses a peach tree of the genii in fruit, with rocks and waves, and storks among clouds, this surrounded by a profusion of lotus foliations and conventional blossoms, encompassed by a narrow band of gold braid. Outside the gold boundary, a border of lotus and angular scroll. Diineiixiiinf:, 3 feet Sy.^ hiclici xqtiare. (lUustrati-d) 251 — Chinese Ijipeiual Brocade Table Co\eu {Ch'icn-hnig) Oblong, with an all-over pattern of closely ovcrlving small cloud-scrolls in soft tones of green, pink, brown, blue and silvcry-Avhitc, within a rolling-wave border in similar colors, interrupted by five five-clawed dragons in gold, the central one in possession of the omnipotent jewel. Leiifilh. 3 feet (n, inches: ■icidtli. 2 feet W^U inches 252 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Table Cover (Ch'ifii-hing) Comjjanion to the ]>receding (No. 251). Length. 3 feet fly, inches; xcidfh. 3 feet 1 inch. (lUii.^frated) D V La 'cr />^ /-^w E^ 7 Xo. 23(1— CHIN ESK SILK TAPESTRY TABLE COVER Second and Last ^ifternoon 253 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Table Cover (Ch'ien-htng) Oval, exiiibiting a time-softened wine-color lattice ovei' a quiet green ground, interrupted by a profuse floral deco- ration in both colors with blue, lilac, dull yellows and soft pinks added. Greater diameter, !• feet S'/^ inches; lef^ser, 3 feet Sy^ itiches. 25-1 — Set of Four Chinese Silk Tapestry Hangings {Ch'ien- lung) Worked with landscapes and figures in soft blues, greens and browns, on a brownish-red golden ground, with panels of bats among clouds above, and higher still long inscrip- tions penciled in gold on the deepest of blue. Each: Lenr/tli. 3 feet 2 inchen: -icidth, 9% inches. 25.5 — Set of Four Chinese Silk Tapestry Hangings (Ch'ien- limg) At the base, oblong panels of deep sapphire-blue ground adorned with branches of blossoms, birds and butterflies in delicate colors ; above, lesser panels picturing symbols and household ornaments in similarly delicate tones on a bleu-de-ciel ground. Each: Lencjth, 29'^ inches: -icidth, 91,4 inches. (Illustrated) No. 255— SET OF FOUR CHINESE SII,K TAPESTRY HANGINGS Second and Last Afternoon 1?5() — Pair C'hixese Sii.k Kjibroidkkv Haxgixgs {Ch'ien-Iutig) Inscriptions in seven bold characters, enibroidered in bril- liant blue on a ground of golden silk of brownish tone, with scattered flower sprays and butterflies lightly em- broidered in neutral tones along the sides. Lc.iHjtli, 4- fi'1'1 ay., inchi'n: zciiUh, 12y., inches. {lUusf rated) i5T — Chinese Imperiai, Brocade Table Cover (Ch-'ien-lung) Nearly circular, patterned in a bold lattice design involving medallions surrounded by bats, foliated panels on diapered ground, squares formed of the archaic dragon-scroll, sprays and other ornamental motives, in light and dark blue, white and a warm reddish co]iper color on a soft olive ground. Dinmf'tcrs. 4 frt'f \)']\ Inrhcs antl 4 feet 2^/^ inches. '2oH — Chinese Imterial Silk Dajiasic {Ch'icn-hing) A long roll or strip of glowingly brilliant rich golden yellow, patterned with thirty-six imperial dragons, each grasping for a flaming jewel, among cloud scrolls; edges selvaged; one end with an enclosed ravel fringe, and both ends bearing the maker's name done in the weave. Lenr/lli, Ki i/rird.i: iciillh, 2!)y„ inches. 259 — Pair Chinese Sii.k ^'ELVET Hangings {K'aiig-hsi) ^\4vet of richest deep azure with a softly glowing sheen, disclosing an ornamentation in the cloth-of-gold ground which includes two four-clawed dragons, a lotus medallion, and two dogs Fu ])laying with the filleted ball, above rolling and leaping waves. Archaic dragon border in velvet on the metallic ground. Lencflh, 5 feet 8 inches: xcidlh, 20% inches. 'SI O 3 < Q u; J CO 'A Second and Last Afternoon 260 — Chinese Silk Embroidery Table Cover {Ch'ien-lung) Oblong. Silk of rich and deep canary-yellow, embroidered with peaches, bats and flowers in ruby-red, azure, pink, light blue and soft green, with 3'ellow and white ; at the centre a peach medallion within an oblong doubly outlined in gold. Length, 4 feet 3y^ inches; tcidth, 3 feet 1% inches. {Illustrated) 261 — Pair Chinese Silk Velvet Hangings (K^ang-hsi) An oblong field of delicate red with brilliant sheen is deco- rated in pale emerald also having a soft sheen, the deco- ration a conventionalized lotus scroll with large blossoms, the central blossom being enclosed within a foliated me- dallion. Border of deep and glowing blue, with a conven- tional lotus scroll in the red. Length, 5 feet 3 inches; width, 20y., inches. 262 — Chinese Silk Velvet Table Co\'er {K\ing-h.si} Circular. In the centre a square showing an Imperial dragon and emblems in a matted foundation fabric from which the gold has all but vanished, within a rich cherry- red velvet ground. Around the square eight more of the dragons similarly executed. Border of dark blue brocade with dragon medallions and svmbols. Diameter, i feet 1 inch. {Illustrated) 263 — Chinese Silk Tapestry Hangings {Ch'ien-lung) Scenes in the Taoist paradise, with Shou-lao and other immortals, cranes the messengers of the gods, pines, the peach tree of the genii, j)avilions and cloud scrolls, in soft blues, greens, browns and wliites on brownish-golden ground, within a general ground of neutral red and vellow- brown notes. Length, i feet; width, 2 feet 8 inches. Xo. 2(i2-rilI\].;SK SII.K VKI.A-ET TAIU.K COXliR {ICan,,-!,.! ^ J a a z u I :^ Second and Last Afternoon 264 — Chixesk Silk Emhroideky Tahi.i: Co\'ki{ {Ch'ien-lnng) Oblong with round corners; vlIIow silk ground. A field following the contour of the mat is set off by a braid of gold and embroidered in glistening silks of soft and bright lines with formal corners of archaic dragon-scroll and an ornate medallion of lotus flowers and foliations, embrac- ing an inner medallion of interlacing sce])tre-hcads in gold. Border of lotus and flragons in corresponding colors. Lenr/fli. 4 fci't PV, indict; lehlth, 3 feet '/., incli. {Illustruted) 26.5 — Chinese Lmferi.\i, Brocade Tahle C'ovicr (Cli'icn-liiug) Quadrilateral with broadly rounded corners. Lotus deco- ration in flower and foliar scroll, in soft brownish-red, pale green and deej) blue, on a rich azure ground witli soft sheen. Lenf/Hi. 4 feef: xrldtli. 3 feel H inrhes. 266 — C'hixese Silk Embroiueky Tahi.e C"o\ek (Ch'ieii-Iiiiig) Rectilinear. Rich canary-yellow ground, embroidered in brilliant colors witli a conventional lotus scroll, peach clusters and flying bats, in a broad border set off from a central ])anel by a band of gold braid. In the central panel nine imjjerial dragons in gold, amid cloud scrolls and swas- tika symbols in silk. Letifilh. 4 feel; wiilth, :i feet !) iiu-hex. 26T — Chinese Sii.k E.mhuoiderv Tahle Co\ei! (Ch'ien-linig) Square with rounded corners. Rich canarv-vellow silk with a profuse ornamentation of conventionalized lotus flowers. Buddhistic emblems of ha]ipy augury and numerous bats, embroidered In brilliant silks of many colors, the ornamentation divided by a band of gold braid into a central square and broad boi'der. Leii/flli. 4 feel 4 iiielies: iciillh. 3 feel 4 iiiche.t. Q C Second and Last Afternoon 268 — Paij?, Chinese Silk Velvet Hangings (K'ang-hsi) Warm cherry-brown velvet witli a delicate pale-ruby sheen ; cloth-of-golcl ground. Lotus border in velvet on the gold. AVithin the oblong field, two four-clawed dragons with flaming pearls and cloud-scrolls, and sea waves, shown in the gold ground. j^,„,,,i,_ ,, ^,,,, . ,,;^,„, 02.4 ,•„,,,,,. ■v. - Second and Last Afternoon 269 — Chinese Ijiperiai. Bikhade Haxgixg {K'ang-hsi) On a golden-bronze ground of olive note, imperial golden dragons accented in white, green and brown, the whirling jewel and waves, cloud and flame scrolls in the same colors with red, purple and blue added. Leiiijfh, 6 feet 3 inches; width, 4 feet 2y., inches. 2T0 — Chixese Ijipekiai, Brocade Haxgixg {Ch'ien-lung) On a soft green ground a decoration of "The two hundred boys of long life," in low toned colors, the faces in white. The boys appear in favored gardens, terraced and balconied, amongst pine and peach trees, bats, storks and spotted stags, all emblematic of longevity. Six borders at top and seven at bottom. Length, 6 feet 6 inches: width, 4 feet 4 inches. 271 — ("hixese Ijiperial Brocade Haxgixg (K'ang-ht:i) Rich golden-brown silk of soft sheen, with seven dragon medallions in red, green, white, blue and gold, the color scheme simplified in the centre medallion. Length, (i feet lOi/o inches: width, 4 feet. , ...,■ ' ' . - ^ feet: width, i feet. -Chinese Silk Embroidery Table Cover (ClCien-lung) Oblong. A soft brownish-buff silk ground with a low toned dull-golden sheen is embroidered in light and dark blue, black, white, and yellowish greens, with twelve dragons among foliar scrolls and cloud forms. Narrow border of bats, blossoms and symbols in azure and silver-white on a black ground. Lenr/lh. (i feet 1 inch: -cidlli. .3 feet 2'/. inches. No. 274— MANDARIN'S COAT IX SILK EMBROIDERY Second and Last Afternoon 278 — C'hixese Silk "\'elvet Haxgixg {K'ang-hsi) Composed of four squares woven as one long strip. Golden- pink velvet on drap d'or ground, in each square an expansive bloom of the tree peony, with a bat hovering over, and a border of conventional chrysanthemum scroll. Leni/th, 7 feet 9 inches; width, 23y^ inches. 279 — Chinese Impeki.al Brocade H.\kgixg (K'ang-hsi) On a greenish bronze ground of golden note a single huge five-clawed dragon worked in gold, his coils enfolding the sacred jewel, with his fiery breath in red and cloud scrolls and waves in blue, white, yellow, green, purple and topaz. Across the top a band of ten dragons in gold amid poly- chrome clouds, on a ground of rich purple-blue. Length, 7 feet; width, 8 feet. (Illustrated) 2£0 — Chinese Silk Velvet Hanging (K'ang-hsi) A large oblong centre or central field displays one hundred bold Shou characters in ten columns, in velvet of pale old- gold hue on a cloth-of-gold ground of warm tone. This is surrounded by a broad border of emerald-green, showing bats among clouds, and at the top additional ideographs, the patterns left in uncut velvet on a cut velvet ground; brilliant emerald sheen. Length, 9 feet 5 inches; width, 5 feet 5 inches. 281 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging ((K'ang-hsi) Picturing huge five-clawed dragons in gold, and cloud and flame scrolls in brilliant colors, on an olive-brown ground. Length, 10 feet 6 inches; width, 8 feet 4 inches. r o O H Q < o o Pi n tn o Second and Last Afternoon 282 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging {K'ang- Two huge imperial dragons mount among cloud scrolls above sea waves, the whole executed in scarlet and white and brilliant azure, gold, and soft tones of green, blue and brown, on a golden-olive ground. » Length, 10 feetdy^ inches; widths 8 feet 4% inches. 283 — Chinese Velvet Hanging (K'aiig-hsi) A gorgeous production in silk velvet of a soft and" glowing light golden yellow, carrying a luxurious ornamentation interwoven in gold thread, representative of the Taoist paradise. In the centre a pavilion appears among clouds, above waves of the sea, with a stork soaring over it and still higher a haloed figure borne upon another stork and attended by two fan bearers. At the 3ides are figures of immortals with symbols, and at the bottom lotus foliations. Bordered with blue silk brocade, with floral patterns in soft colors. Length, 12 feet; width, 6 feet. 284 — Chinese Silk Embroideiiy Hanging {Ch'ien-lung) Ground of soft old-rose silk, heavily embroidered in silk and gold with a huge Fu-lion and lotus plants, wave forms and symbols, a canopy and pendants, and ideographic in- scriptions, the lion being almost wholly in gold and the various colors including lush greens, rich blues, glowing reds, yellow and white. Length, 13 feet 6 inches; width, 11 feet. 285 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Door Curtain (K'ang-hsi) Across the top a solid band or strip in which imperial dragons appear among clouds above waves, in gold, red, green, brown and white on a dark purple-blue ground. Below, the curtain parts at the centre, and the decorative motive is continued in the same coloring on a golden-bronze satiny ground of greenish trend, only that in place of numerous small dragons each half of the curtain displays one large dragon, worked in gold. Length, 7 feet 10 inches; width, 9 feet. (Illustrated) < H Pi D Q ei o o Q < o o Pi Pi w CO Z S o I Second and Last Afternoon A Collection of Chinese Imperial Brocades Used as the Decorations of the Buddha Room in the Imperial Palace at Peking. 286 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) In long banner form, the ground a rich cerulean throughout. In the upper portion a large square outlined in white en- closes two imperial dragons about a Shou character, amid wave and cloud scrolls, worked in a pale greenish old-gold, flame pink and white, the square surrounded by a border of eight dragons. Below this two more dragons guard the jewel of omnipotence, their bodies extending down the long flowing ends of the banner, all in the same color scheme. The inner sides of the ends are cut in ju-i sceptre-head form, and between them is another sceptre-head, pendent. Length, 11 feet 6 inches: width, 4 feet 2 inches, (niustrated) 287 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging {K'ang-h.fi) Companion to the preceding. Length, 11 feet 9 inches; width, i feet. 288 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging i^K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding. Length. 11 feet 10 inches: width, -t feet. 289 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-h.'^i) Quadrilateral. Decoration, two dragons guarding a Shou character, among clouds, within an oblong field, surrounded by a border of eight dragons grasping in pairs for the flaming pearls of onniipotence, the whole in a soft old-gold, white and pink on a deep cerulean ground. Length, 5 feet fl inches: width, i feet 2 inches. No. 2S()— CHINESE IMPERIAL BROCADE HANGING {ICan()-lisi) Second and Lost Afternoon 290 — Chixese Impekial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to tlic preceding. Length, 5 feet 9 inches: width, 3 feet 11 inches. 291 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding. Length, 5 feet 9 inches; width, 4 feet. 292 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) In form of a long strip, the ground a slightly greenish sky- blue, with a border of dragons in a soft silvery white and cream white, the long blue field marked by a column of bold characters which show the original deeper blue of the ground, tlie gold embroidery in which they were executed having been abstracted. At the bottom of the field the border takes the design of waves, clouds and symbols, and below this two more dragons grasping for the jewel of power extend down the short flowing ends of the fabric, between which is cut a pendent sceptre-head. Length, 17 feet 5 inches; width, 251/2 inches. (Ilhistratcd) 293 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding; through the action of light and long exposure the color in the lower part has turned to a more pronounced greenish tone. Length, 17 feet 5 inches; width, 251/^ inches. (Illustrated) 294 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding and similarly turned, through- out a large part of its length, to a greenish tone. Length, 17 feet 11 inches; width, 25y., inches. 295 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding, and largely turned to the greenish hue. Length, 17 feet 7 inches; width, 25% inches. No. 292 No. 293 CHINESE IMPERIAL BROCADE HANGINGS (K'anff-hsi) Second and Last Afternoon 296 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Quadrilateral. Ricli and deep cerulean ground, with an ornamentation in a warm and soft old-gold, white and a full-bodied pink, depicting in the field two imperial dragons and a Shou character among cloud scrolls, the field set within a border of eight more dragons with the flaming jewels, in the same coloring. Length, 6 feet; width, 4 feet 2i/, inches. 297 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-hsi) Companion to the preceding, the pink somewhat pale. Lenffth. 5 feet lfli/> inches: rvidfh, 3 feet 10 inches 298 — Chinese Imperial Brocade Hanging (K'ang-h.n) Companion to the preceding, with the fuller quality of pink. Length, 5 feet 10'/^, inches; teidlh, 3 feet 10 inches. {Illustrated) 299 — Chinese Embroidered Silk Bed Canopy Four-sided, with top ; opened down the front at the centre, the two parts widely overlapjMiig when closed. Fine thin silk of delicate greenisli-white tone, embroidered on all sides with orchids, and on the side op]:)osite entrance with a jardi- niere and vases of them, in soft emerald-green and fawn, white and varied blues, and heavy gold. The top, trans- parent sky-blue silk brocade patterned with Shou medal- lions and clouds. Suspended from four tall lacquer stand- ards, with dragon brackets or arms at top and square bases, decorated with landscapes, lotus flowers and other motives. Height, fi feet 5 inches (on Ihe front curtains there is a drop of 12V, inches lulditionat, tn ollozv the faltric to retain contact ■with the floor lehen the curtains are moved for inqress or egress); length. 7 feet 1 inch; width, 4 feet 9 inches; height of standards, 7 feet 5 inches. No. 298— CHINESE IMPERIAL BROCADE HANGING {K'ang-lisi) Second and Last Afternoon 300 — Teakwood and Tapestry Screen {Ch'ien-hing) Five-fold, the central fold the highest, and its neighboring sections taller than the wings. The frame teakwood, witli decorations carved in relief and incised, and penciled in gold. Tlie principal panels tapestries woven in soft neutral colors on a golden ground, with imposing personages in palace and gardens, and lancers, swordsmen and warriors with battle-axes, mounted and afoot, on land and on waves, before castellated walls. Subsidiary panels of rich bro- cade in floral and fruit motives. Backs in golden-yellow brocade. Ilt'Ujht, (t feet 1 inch {ic'iDiix. 5 fpct 5U. inches). ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS AND CARPETS 301 — Antique Chinese jNIat (^Ch'icii-hing) Thick, soft, velvety pile. Field with a light golden-tan sheen, decorated with a composite medallion, household orna- ments, and peony and archaic })luKnix-scro]l corners, in orange-brown, white, and light and dark blue. Dot and fret borders. Le>i(/th, i fei'l .3 liichci': widtli. 2 feet 2 inches. Second and Last Afternoon 302 — Antique Chinese Mat (Ch'ien-lung) Soft, loose pile. A field of swastika lattice in dark sap- phire on a ground of grayish turquoise is broken at the centre by a large medallion, and supports detached sprays, in light golden yellow, pink, and browns. Border of sprays and the endless-knot, in the brighter colors on a dark sap- phire ground. Lenf/th. 6 feet 3 inches; width, 3 feet. ** /S:?^ '-^S^^^f-^ OitgS>-^- ^5^3^ \^ 303 — Antique Chinese JMat {Ch'ien-lung) Soft, thick pile. Peach-red field with downy sheen, having a decoration in sapphire and turquoise blue, golden yellow, white and chocolate-brown, of fruit clusters, flower sprays and butterflies, and a central medallion and peony corners. Conventional peony scroll border with bats and Shou medal- lions. Leiifltli. 5 /('('/ 2 inches: ic'Idtii, 2 feet 7 inches. 304 — Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'ien-lung) Rectangular field of pinkish apricot with soft sheen, sprin- kled with sprays of plum, chrysanthemum and peony, and clusters of citron, peaches and pomegranates, amongst which conventional butterflies are scattered, all in white, turquoise and sapphire blue, and greenish old-gold. Border of the peony design in the several colors on gold ground. Length, 6 feet 5 inches: width, i feet i inches. Second and Last Aficrnoun 305 — Antique Chinese Rug (K'ang-h.n) Short silky pile. A soft apricot field is threaded by a foliar scroll in light golden yellow, on which are implanted large conventional peony figures in turquoise and sapphire and a richer golden yellow. Swastika border in sapphire on apricot, and soft brown boundary band. Levfffh, 6 feet 10 inches; width, 3 feet 10 inches. Second and Last Afternoon 306 — Antique Chinese Rug (Ch'ien-lung) Storks in wliite, light blue, rich brown and golden yellow appear in a central medallion, and among cloud-scrolls of sapphire, turquoise and white, on a broad field of soft apricot. Peony design border in white and the two blues on a bright golden yellow ground. Length, 6 feet 10 inches; icldth, 4 feet 5 inches. Second and Last Afternoon 307 — ANTiauE Chinese Rug (K'ang-hsi) Quadrilateral fieled of deep sapphire-blue, with a rich peony scroll of highly conventionalized form, including stems and tendrils and leaves of various sizes, and large blossoms sometimes solid and sometimes of interrupted form, worked in a brownish golden-yellow, rich cafe-au-lait, white and light turquoise-blue. Key-fret border in two tones of brown, between white and turquoise guard stripes, swastika- fret border in sapphire on brown, and beyond other brown and bolden guard stripes an exterior band of soft camel's- hair brown. Length, 8 feet 4 incliea; width, 6 feet 4 inches. (Illustrated) 308 — Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'ien-lung) Soft, silky pile. Rectangular field of rich apricot with a fine light sheen, its ornamentation a profuse peon_v scroll with large and small flowers and interlacing foliations worked in deep sapphire, light turquoise and white. Guard stripes in the three colors embrace a border of golden yel- ■ low, to which the same decorative coloring is carried over in an ogre scroll and foliated figures. Exterior band of camel's hair in chestnut brown. Length, 8 feet 6 inche.t; ipidth, 5 feet 9 inches. 309 — Antique Chinese Rug Soft red ground in field and border, the border a swastika fret in deep dark blue, the field decoration medallions, sprays and corners, all in the peony motive, in light and dark blue and white. Length, S feet 1 inches: width, 5 feet 7 inches. . ... .^reir^^^^^^^ No. 307— ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG {ICaiui-lisi) Second and La^t Afternoon 310 — AxTiQUE Chixesk Rug (Ch'ien-hmg) Soft, close, silky pile. In the oblong field, on an old-rose ground with delicate sheen, the hundred antiques decoration in pale turquoise and deep sapphire blue, white and golden- yellow, with dark brown. Lattice and swastika-fret bor- ders, with intervening stripes, in the several colors, and brown exterior band. Length, 8 feet 7 inches; width, B feet 9 inches. 311 — AxTiQUE Chixese Rug (Ch'ien-lung) On an apricot field with archaic dragon-scroll corners in two blues and white, an affluent peony scroll in light golden- yellow with blossoms in white and the two blues, surround- ing an archaic phoenix medallion in the same colors. Pale golden border bearing scrolls in the other colors, and brown boundary band. Length, 8 feet 9 inche.i; width, 5 feet 5 inches. {lUusiraied) 312 — AxTiQi'E Chixese Ri'g {Ch'ien-lung) Rectangular field of deep sapphire swastika-lattice, on a ground, originally white, become a soft gris-souris, the lat- tice interrupted at regular intervals by formal floral figures in apricot and peach notes, brown and a dull golden yellow. Two richly colored lattice and fret borders and an exterior band of sapphire-blue. Length, 8 feet 10 inches; width, 5 feet 5 inches. No. 311— ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG (Ch'un-lung) Second and Last Afternoon 313 -Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'ien-lung) Thick pile. Light, soft yellow field of dull golden note, seme with small blossoms, singly and in clusters, among which circulate large butterflies, in apricot tones, dark sapphire, light turquoise and white. Guard stripes of sap- phire and turquoise, and a broad outer border or band of solid blue, of dark sapphire note. Length, 10 feet 2 inches; width, 5 feet 10 inches. Second and Last Afternoon 314 — Antkiue (^hixf.se lire: (Ming) Presontiiifi' a iiiingliiig of soft and quiet tawny tones, en- riclied with a deep blue of sapphire quality and soft sheen, and in turn lightly relieved by a pale grayish-turquoise with delicate greenish trend. The field is given to a luxuriant, highly conventionalized floral scroll, suggesting the peony but with chrysanthemum and lotus elements, worked in tawny hues with a modicum of the turquoise, within the rich sapphire ground. At centre an archaic dragon medallion; corners in the same archaic motive. Two broad borders, and a solid exterior band. Li'txilh, 8 fi'i'l 10 inchea; xeUUh, 5 feet 11 inehe.t. {lUustrated) 31.5 — Antique Chinese Rug (K'ang-hsi) Blue and white rectangular field, the ground white, bearing eighteen floral-scroll medallions each enclosed within angu- lar-scroll corners, in rich and deep sappliire-bluo. Key- fret border in pale rose and sapphire, and swastika border in sapphire on a golden-apricot ground. Length, 9 feet: icUJth, 5 feet 5 Inches. 316- — Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'icii-hiiig) Rich golden-orange field, on wjiich are implanted a })cony medallion enclosing a medallion of five dogs Fu, huge peony sprays and corners, sprays of plum and chrysanthemum, and conventional bats and butterflies, executed in light and dark blue, white, brown, peach-red and golden yellow. Golden yellow T-fret border and scroll border in the peony design. Length, 9 feet 2 niches; iciilth, G feet 8 inches. (lU It. ■it rat at) H?^.^i^<-V'^^ N,^ 314— ANTIQUE CHINKSK lU'G (3///).^/) <».,f - ■-.TO/ r:v No. 3]()— ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG (Ch-ien-liiiig) Second (Old Last Aftcniooii 317 — AxTiQUE Chinese Rug (K''ang-hsi) Rectilinear field marked off by four guard stripes, the whole of it given over to a geometrical ornamentation of interlacing angular figures, in pale turquoise and rich sa])- phire blue, white and golden tones, on a pinkish-apricot ground. Swastika-lattice border in deep sapphire on light gold. Lcvflth, 8 ffct 3 inches; width, 4 feet 3 inches. 318 — Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'ien-luiig) Oblong field of soft creamy white, adorned in golden yellow, ])each-red, apricot-brown, turquoise and sapphire blue, with a large double medallion, corners and large sprays in tlie peony motive, and other sprays of plum, lotus, peach and ])omegranate. T-fret border, and swastika-fret border overlain bj^ sprays; sapphire-blue exterior band with soft slieen. Lenpth. 10 feet 7 inches; width. 6 feet 2 inche.'!. (IUit.it ratt'(f) 319 — Antique Chinese Rug {K'ang-h.si) A bold conventional floral scroll in greenish turquoise-blue and deep sapphire-blue is woven throughout a rectilinear field of brownish-yellow tawny note, with a soft sheen. bounded by a rich seal-brown guard stripe. Swastika-fret border in pale grayish turquoise-blue and a light, warm tan. Leneith, 10 feel 8 inches; width, G feet 6 inches. {Illustrated) No. 318— ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG (Gh'ien-luny) No. 319-ANTIQUE CHIXESK RUG (Kang-hsi) No. 321— ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG {Ch-len-hiirrj) Second and Last Afternoon 320 — Antique Chixese Rug (Ch'ien-lung) Long close-lying loose pile. On a rich apricot field a swastika lattice in light golden yellow, a foliate medallion in the golden yellow at the centre enclosing a circular medallion of floral motive in light and dark blue, white and brown; at ends wave motive, and striated pattern, with a flame pink appearing with the other colors. Along sides, conventional peony border on rich sapphire-blue ground. Length, 7 feet .5 inchen: width, i feet. 321 — Antique Chinese Rug {Ch'ien-lung) Soft peach-toned ground, brilliantl}^ illuminated with rich golden yellow, white, pale, delicate turquoise-blue and rich sapphire-blue, and varied notes of golden brown, found in fruit and jjlant forms and butterflies, a medallion and for- mal corners. Peony and scroll border in the same bright colors on the same ground. Lenffth, 10 feet 10 inches; width, 5 feet 5 inches. {Illmtratecl) 322 — Antique Chinese Rug {K'ang-hsi) The whole broad field given to an octagonal lattice pattern in pale grayish-turquoise, threaded by a deep, rich brown, on a tawny ground, with the lattice crossings marked by quadrangular figures in brown enclosing four small squares of light apricot. Swastika-fret border in dark sapphire blue. Length, 11 feet 5 inches; width, 6 feet 3 inches. No. 323— ANTIQUE CHINESE CARPET {Ch'ien-lnnr/) Second and Last Afternoon 323 — AxTKiUE Chinese Carpet (Ch'icn-Iuiig) Blue and white. Soft deep pile. On a rich cream-white ground with a delicate sheen, which extends both through field and borders, an elaborate decoration in gray-blue and deep sapphire-blue, with the use here and there of stipjtled effects. The field has extensive borders, in the peony mo- tive, between which and a large peony medallion in the cen- tre lie sprat's and baskets of flowers and fruits, with table screens, brush holders and other objects of the cultivated household. A T-fret border is followed by a bold peony pattern border, and that by an exterior band of rich sapphire-blue. '* Lcni/th, 12 fci-t 10 hirhes: zcidlli. 11 feet -t inches. (lUiisfrntcd) 32-1 — Antique Chinese Carpet (K'ang-lisi) Soft velvety pile. Large square field in a dark tawny brown of ricli quality, wholly given over to a highlv elabo- rated peony scroll in a fine dee]i sapphire blue, with unob- trusive reliefs here and there in a quiet yellow and soft tur- quoise in details of the lesser blossoms. A narrow key-fret border on yellow ground is succeeded by a bolder swastika border on a ground of the field color, both in tlie deep sap- phire, with guard stripes of grayish turquoise, and a boundary band of dark brown camel's hair encompasses the whole. Lenplh. 11 feef 5 inrhex: xcidlh. Ki feet 2 inelies. EC >? n - ,' ri n n ' '1 V r n t^ No. 325— ANTIQUE CHINESE CARPET (K'anff-hsi) No. 326— ANTIQUE CHINESE C'Aliri'.T (Ch-irn-l„ii,i) Second and Last Afternoon 325 — Antique Chinese Carpet (K'aiig-hsi) Dense, short, firm pile, of soft, silky surface. The great square field of soft apricot brown carries a finely \yoyen lattice in rich deep brown outlined with pale turquoise, at the lattice-crossings being small parallelograms in the deep brown enclosing yellowish fields with brown dots, and the larger lattice spaces bearing rosettes in a faint golden- yellow. At the centre a large medallion enclosing a smaller one, both in the archaic dragon motive and both in rich sapphire-blue. Floral-lattice and swastika-fret borders involving the several colors, and a broad exterior band of dark brown. Length, 15 feet 10 inches; wUJth, 1-5 feet 2 inches. {Illustrated) 326 — Antique Chinese Carpet (Clrien-hing) Blue and white, with warmer color added. Deep, loose pile. The "white" field has a pale tan surface, with a delicate sheen, and the same ground color runs through the three borders to a broad boundary band of rich sapphire-blue, the borders being respectively a floral lattice, a swastika- fret and a peony scroll. The field decoration is in deep sapphire and a dark grayish-blue, warmed by notes of apricot-brown and peach-red, and consists of a medallion of nine dogs Fu enclosed within a medallion of angular- scroll, that in turn surrounded by a peony-scroll medallion, and of large sprays and vases of flowers and fruits, besides great formal corners involving both the peony and tlie archaic dragon-scroll. Length, 20 feet 7 inches; xcidth, 18 feet 2 inches. (Illustrated) AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Managers. THOMAS E. KIRBY, Auctioneer. FOR INHERITANCE TAX AND OTHER PURPOSES The American Art Association IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL EQUIPPED TO FURNISH INTELLIGENT APPRAISEMENTS OF ART AND LITERARY PROPERTY JEWELS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IN CASES WHERE PUBLIC SALES ARE EFFECTED A NOMINAL CHARGE ONL\- WILL BE MADE THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION MADISON SQUARE SOUTH NEW YORK TELEPHONE, 3346 GRAMERCY COMPOSinON. 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