Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Antique Chinese Porcelains, Ancient Bronzes and Pottery, Jades and Carvings in Other Hard Stones, Chinese Paintings, Large Palace Screen in Tapestry and Brocade Hangings: The Property of the Chinese Connoisseur Li Mu Kung, Shanghai About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.