Illustrated catalogue of the very important collection of rare and beautiful old Chinese porcelains, jades and other choice cabinet specimens : collected by the late Edward Wassermann of New York City
This is a 1916 auction catalogue from the American Art Association in New York, illustrating the Chinese porcelain, jade and cabinet pieces of the collector Edward Wassermann for prospective buyers. The four plates show porcelain vases in plain bodies and painted schemes, including a crackled monochrome baluster, a long-necked bottle with a blue scroll band, and a bottle with a bird and flowering branches, photographed in grey halftone against a cream ground. A designer might draw on their shapes and tonal glazes, such as the bulbous gourd form and the cloud-scroll decoration, for ceramic, packaging or pattern work.
