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PLATE 96
Vase of baluster form painted in coloured enamels on the biscuit.
The design, which is outlined in brown, consists of a beautifully
drawn prunus imei hua) tree in blossom and hovering birds, beside
a rockery and smaller plants of bamboo, etc., set in a ground of
mottled green. Gh'eng Hua mark but K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722)
Height 16| inches. British Museum.
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