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PLATE 77

Two examples of Ming Blue and White Porcelain in the British
Museum

Fig. —1. Ewer of thin, crisp porcelain with foliate mouth and rustic spout with leaf

attachments. Panels of figure subjects and landscapes on the body : " rat and

vine" pattern on the neck and a band of hexagon diaper enclosing a cash

symbol. Latter half of the sixteenth century. Height 7 inches.

Fig. —2. Octagonal stand perhaps for artist's colours. On the sides are scenes from

the life of a sage ; borders of ju-i pattern and gadroons. On the top are

lions sporting with brocade balls. Painted in deep Mohammedan blue. Mark

of the Chia Ghing period (1522-1566). Diameter 4| inches.