Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson

Date:
10th March 1911
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/16/81
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20 21 Friday, March 10th. A Parr or Oud Bronze Koros anp Covers, decorated with birds and prunus, in high relief, the handles formed as ho-ho birds, on three legs, encoiled with dragons, and hexagonal bases of floral and scroll design, the covers pierced and surmounted with figures of kylins, 35in. high A pair of antique metal plates, the centres decorated with cray and gard fish and flowers, in high relief, and with floral and scroll borders, 12in. diam. A pair of old Chinese bronze vases, with key and scroll pattern borders, and with ring handles, llin. high A pair of old Japanese bronze vases, decorated with birds and inlaid with chrysanthemums and other flowers, in gold, silver and copper, 14in. high A circular copper plaque, decorated with a dragon and eagle, in high relief, 36in. diam. A pair of old Cloisonne circular dishes, decorated with dragons and clouds and with floral borders, 18in. diam. A pair of old bronze figures of eagles standing on rocks, on oblong shaped bases, 164in. high A pair of old Japanese copper panels, inlaid with allegorical figures of wind and thunder in enamels, in the original frames, 14in. by 1827. base An Oup Japanese Tempie Bronze, representing dragons rising from the sea, and surmounted by figure of a goddess, 60%. high Sydney Exhibition, 1879. It was removed from one of the Royal Temples in Japan and exhibited as a specimen of old Japanese handicraft by the late Marquis Ito with figure subjects, in fan-shaped panels, 28in. by 10in. A pair of Kaga circular dishes, enamelled with numerous figures, on gold ground, 13in. diam. gilt, in square panels, on red ground, decorated with gilt, and small circular panels of dragons and flowers, L5in. diam. Two pottery vases, decorated with flowers and feta in pes relief, 14in. high A blue Shippo vase and cover, decorated in the manner 6 cloisonné, on blue ground, 15in. high