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
A 1917 sale catalogue published in New York by the American Art Association, recording furniture and ceremonial objects from the Imperial palace in Peking acquired by the dealers Yamanaka & Company, with Charles Lang Freer as former owner. The plates show black lacquer furniture with inlaid mother-of-pearl scenes, a carpet patterned with cloud motifs and a central medallion, a silk textile with dragons and a long-life character, and a bowl of carved flowers on a pierced stand, offering a designer lacquer patterns, cloud scrolls and dragon motifs for Chinese-inspired decoration.
