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PLATE 111
Two examples of Single-colour Porcelain in the Salting Collection
(Victoria and Albert Museum)
—Fig. 1. Bottle-shaped Vase of Porcelain with landscape design lightly engraved in
relief under a turquoise blue glaze. Early eighteenth century. Height 8|
inches.
—Fig. 2. Water Vessel for the Writing Table of the form known as T'sLupo tsun
after the poet Li T'ai-po. Porcelain with faintly engraved dragon medallions
under a peach bloom glaze ; the neck cut down and fitted with a metal collar.
Mark in blue of the K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722) in six characters. Height
2% inches.
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