Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by Mr. A. (14595818299)

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Title: Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by Mr. A. W. Bahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China (electronic resource) : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association Bahr, A. W Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924 Bernet, Otto American Art Galleries
Subjects: Bahr, A. W
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: William Randolph Hearst Archive, Long Island University
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council METRO



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353— Pah of Ikon-bust Pilgbjm-bott:le Shape Vases (Chien Lung) Ovoid body with square shoulders, swelling large neck andbase strongly molded: with tubular handles to neck. Onevase slightly expanding and beaded mouth and other withbeaded flange rim. Hard porcelain and evenly coated, in-side and out, with a copper-maroon shade of the finely-flecked glaze known as iron-rust, tkh-hsui-hua. Height, 10/., inchta. 354— Dkki-siiadk Ci.aih-ok-i.i nk Vase (Yung Clitng)Graceful biberon-form (mci piny), with beaded mouth.Hard white porcelain, covered with the brilliant, even,cJeiir-de-htne glaze of a lavender-blue color. Inside of mouthand base also coated with colored glaze, rim of base being fin-ished with dark-brown glaze. Height, 9i inrhei.
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Second Afternoon 355—Pajk Imikhiai. Ci.\ni-i>K-i,rxi-: Libation Cups (ChienLung) Ancient inverted-helmet shape on three feet, on body is aof archaic symbols in low relief, two short steins withrounded knobs rise from the rim. A reproduction of thebronze shape of an early dynasty. Covered with an ex-quisite glaze of the faintly-tinted lavender moon-white knownas eltiir-de-lune, the raised portions of decoration beadsand characters having thinner glaze, show lighter and charm-ingly accentuate outlines and patterns. Under vessels arethe seal-characters in relief of reign. Exceptional piecesmade for Imperial use. Height, 7 inches; width, 2% inches.(Illustrated) 85(5 Imikhiai. Ci.aih-dk i.ink Vask (Yung Cheng) Pear-shape with projecting flanged mouth; at sides, twoplain handles of fret design. Hard porcelain, thickly cov-ered inside and out, except for a very narrow rim to basewhich has the ferruginous finish, with the pure soft clair-de-lutw glaze of pearl-gray hue in perfect conditi