Collection S. Bing. : Objets d'art et peintures du Japon et de la Chine dont la vente aura lieu du lundi 7 au samedi 12 mai 1906 inclus dans les galeries de MM. Durand-Ruel
A 1906 Paris auction catalogue issued for the sale of the collection of Siegfried Bing, the dealer in Japanese and Chinese art, held at the Durand-Ruel galleries. Its photographic plates show carved and cast figures of Buddhist and Japanese subjects, photographed against plain grounds with the sculptures set off in soft tone. A designer might take from them the sculptural clarity of seated and standing figures, their robe folds, and the restrained studio lighting of early art-market photography.
