Illustrated catalogue of an important collection of ancient Chinese art treasures comprising direct importations and rare specimens from the J. Pierpont Morgan and other famous collections : being the property of the Japanese connoisseur and expert Mr. Kano Oshima
This is a 1918 auction catalogue published in New York by the American Art Association, illustrating ancient Chinese art treasures from the collections of the Japanese connoisseur Kano Oshima and J. Pierpont Morgan, aimed at dealers and collectors. The four plates show monochrome glazed porcelain vases and a pale ceramic jar with a carved wooden lid, each photographed against a plain ground on carved wooden stands. A designer might take from them the restrained silhouettes of baluster and bottle forms and the deep, even glaze tones.
