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An Early Chou Bronze
04/1937 | 409 | 70
Pages: 168+172-174+177
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Malcolm, Neill, Sir
dates:
1200-1249
places:
China
subjects:
Chinese sculpture / Bronzes / Zhou (Chou) / Gui (Kuei) (Chinese vessels)
subjects:
Vessels / Zun (Tsun) (Chinese vessels)
subjects:
Wei
subjects:
Ceremonial vessels
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Bronze Ritual Food-Vessel (Kuei) (Gui). Height 24 cm. Reign of King Ch'êng. (Major-General Sir Neill Malcolm). An Early Chou Bronze
Non-western art unattributed:
The Inscription, Two-Thirds Actual Size, Copied by W. Perceval Yetts. A Decipherment in Current Script is on the Left.
Article
The Exhibition of Chinese Art. A Preliminary Survey
12/1935 | 393 | 67
Pages: 238-241+244-247+251
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Author:
David, Percival (David, Percival)
Subjects
dates:
1930-1939
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Exhibitions
subjects:
Shang / Chinese sculpture / Bronzes
subjects:
Calligraphy / Chinese painting / Northern Song
subjects:
Chinese sculpture / Song / Tang / Wei
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate III. Poem on the Mu-Tan Peony, by the Emperor Hui Tsung (Reigned A. D. 1100-1125). Paper, 36.5 by 53.3 cm. (The Chinese Government). The Exhibition of Chinese Art. A Preliminary Survey
Non-western art unattributed:
A Herd of Deer in a Forest in Autumn (Detail) by an Artist of the Five Dynasties (A. D. 907-960). Painting on Silk, 118.1 by 63.7 cm. (The Chinese Government).
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. Bronze Ceremonial Wine-Vessel (HO) of the Shang-Yin Dynasty (1766-1122 B. C.). Height from Top of Spout, 74.5 cm. (Mr. Kaichiro Nezu, Tokyo). The Exhibition of Chinese Art. A Preliminary Survey
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate IV. Marble Statue of a Bodhisattva, T'ang Dynasty (A. D. 618-907). Height with Pedestal, 179 cm. (Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York). The Exhibition of Chinese Art. A Preliminary Survey
Article
Writings on Chinese Architecture
03/1927 | 288 | 50
Pages: 116+119-121+123-124+126-129+131
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Boerschmann, Ernst
art literature:
Sirén, Osvald
art literature:
Demiéville, Paul
art literature:
Bushell, Stephen W.
artists:
Li Chieh, act. 1100
artists:
Chambers, William
artists:
Halfpenny, Joseph
artists:
Halfpenny, William
places:
China / Xianyang (ancient capital of China) / Beijing
subjects:
Jin (Six Dynasties) / Buildings / Palaces
subjects:
Chinese Art / Influence
subjects:
Chinese architecture / Treatises
subjects:
British architecture
subjects:
Critical Reception
subjects:
Erlitou
subjects:
Song / Sui / Wei
subjects:
Pagodas
works:
Method of Architecture
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. Designs for Interior Decoration First Published A. D. 1103 as Outline Drawings in the Sung Dynasty Method of Architecture (Ying tsao fa shih) and Represented Coloured in the 1925 Edition. A-Decoration of a Ceiling Coffer. B-Decorations of Beams. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Octagonal Pagoda at Sung Shan (Honan). Brick. Built A. D. 523, and restored. From photograph by Prof. T. Sekino in Prof. Sirén's Chinese Sculpture, pl. 187. B-Octagonal Reliquary at Shê Shan (Kiangsu) in pagoda form. White stone. Height about 40 ft. Attributed to about A. D. 600. From photograph by Mr. Perceval Yetts. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Wild-Goose Pagoda at Hsi-an (Shensi). Four-sided and seven-storeyed. Brick. Built A. D. 652, but since restored and altered. From Chinesische Architektur, pl. 308. D-Yellow Crane Tower formerly at Wu-ch'ang (Hupeh). Roofs of green-glazed tiles; body of painted woodwork. Built about 1870; burnt down 1884. From Chinesische Architektur, pl. 60. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. Memorial arches (p'ai-lou) from Chinesische Architektur. A-Near T'ai-an (Shantung). B-In a street of Kaomi (Shantung). The inscription may be translated: "Her fame is recorded in the annals of wifely devotion." C-At Ning-yang (Shantung). D-At entrance to tombs of the early emperors of the Manchu dynasty, 80 miles east of Peking. White marble. Built 1650. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Article
Some Chinese Antiquities
12/1923 | 249 | 43
Pages: 276-277+280-281+283
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Author:
Fry, Roger E. (Fry, Roger E.; Fry, Roger (R. F.; R. E. F.); F., R. E.; Fry, R. E.; F., R.; F.)
Subjects
dates:
1920-1929
places:
China
private galleries:
Yamanaka and Co., London, Great Britain
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Bronzes / Art objects
subjects:
Exhibitions
subjects:
Han / Mirrors
subjects:
Chinese sculpture / Wei / Buddhas
subjects:
Statuettes / Clay / Tang
subjects:
Zhou (Chou)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Vessel Shaped as a Fish. Bronze, 17.1 cm. by 8.3 cm. Chou Dynasty. (Messrs. Yamanaka & Co.). Some Chinese Antiquities
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Mirror. Chinese Mirror - Bronze, Inscribed in Archaic Characters. Diameter, 17.8 cm. Han Dynasty. (Messrs. Yamanaka & Co.). Some Chinese Antiquities
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Mirror. Gilded Bronze, with Relief Ornament of Creatures Known as Sea Horses, Feng Birds, and Grapes. Diameter, 21.6 cm. Han Dynasty. (Messrs. Yamanaka & Co.). Some Chinese Antiquities
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D. E. Pair of Figures of Yüng Men, the Hands in the Attitude of Holding the Hun Tablets. Clay, Unglazed, with Traces of Paint. Height 22.9 cm. (Messrs. Yamanaka & Co.). Some Chinese Antiquities
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. F-Head of Kuan Yin, with Figure of Amitabha in the Crown. Stone. Height, 36.8 cm. Wei Dynasty (Messrs. Yamanaka & Co.). Some Chinese Antiquities.