Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28771
Illustrations of Ancient Jades collected or seen in the Hengzhai studio (Heng-chai ts’ang chien ku yü t’u)
衡齋藏見古玉圖
Book
Huang, C. (1935) Illustrations of Ancient Jades collected or seen in the Hengzhai studio (Heng-chai ts’ang chien ku yü t’u). [衡齋藏見古玉圖] Beijing, 2 Vols.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 3059/3060/3061 (not seen); NIB | Language: in Chinese | not seen
gems, jade, amphibole jade, actinolite, tremolite, amphibole group, China, archaic jade, nephrite, carved jade, Chinese jade carving, history of jade in China
Sinkankas: Huang Chun [黃濬]. Heng-chai ts’ang chien ku yü t’u [衡齋藏見古玉圖 / Hengzhai cangjian guyu tu]. “Illustrations of ancient jades collected or seen in the Hengzhai studio.” Peking [Beijing], 1935. Not seen; cited from Max Loehr and U. P. Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades, 1975, p. 435. Huang Chun [黃濬; also cited as Huang Tsun]. Hengchai ts’ang chien ku yü fu [衡齋藏見古玉譜 / Hengzhai cangjian guyu pu]. “Illustrated ancient jades collected and seen at the Heng Chai Pavilion.” Peiping [Beiping], 1935. 2 vols. Not seen; mentioned by both Goette and Hansford. Compare no. 2856 above. Said to be a collection of excellent illustrations without any textual descriptions; the work was published by a dealer in jades in Peiping.
