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PLATE 88
Two examples of the underglaze red {chi hung) of the K'ang Hsi
period (1662-1722), sometimes called lang yao
F«^- —1- Bottle-shaped Vase of daj^oba form with minutely crackled sa.ng-de-boiuf
glaze with passages of cherry red. The glaze ends in an even roll short of
the base rim, and that under the base is stone-coloured and crackled.
Height 8 1 inches. British Museum.
—Fig. 2. Bottle-shaped Vase with crackled underglaze red of deep crushed strawberry
tint. The glaze under the base is pale green, crackled. Height 10| inches.
yllexanJer Collection.
