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PLATE 95
Two examples of Porcelain painted with coloured enamels on
the biscuit, the details of the designs being first traced in brown.
K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722)
Fig. —1, One of a pair of Buddhistic Lions, sometimes called Dogs of Fo. This is
apparently the lioness, with her cub : the lion has a ball of brocade under
his paw. On the head is the character <Tva.ng (prince) which is more
usual on the tiger of Chinese art. Height 18 inches.
S. E. Kennedy Collection.
—Fig. 2. Bottle-shaped Vase and Stand moulded in bamboo pattern and decorated
with floral brocade designs and diapers. Height 8=j inches.
&Cope Request (Victoria jJlbert Museum).
