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Ch'ien Lung (1736-1795) 249

XII. Fabrication and Decoration of Vases.
XIII.
Dipping the Ware into the Glaze or Blowing the Glaze
XIV.
ON TO IT.
XV. Three methods of glazing are described : the old method of
XVI. painting the glaze on with goat's-hair brush ; dipping the ware
XVII. into a large jar of glaze ; and blowing on the glaze with a
XVIII. bamboo tube covered at the end with gauze.
XIX.
XX. Turning the Unbaked Ware and Hollowing out the Foot.

This turning or polishing was done on a wheel. For conve-
nience of handling the foot of the vessel was left with a lump of
clay adhering until all the processes, except firing, were complete
the foot was then trimmed and hollowed out, and the mark
painted underneath.

Putting the Finished Ware into the Kiln.
Opening the Kiln when the Ware is Baked.
Decorating the Round Ware and Vases in Foreign Colour-

ing. See p. 242.

The Open Stove and the Closed Stove.
Two types of small kiln used to fire the on-glaze enamels.

Wrapping in Straw and Packing in Casks.
Worshipping the God and Offering Sacrifice.

There are a few illustrations appended to the T'ao lu which

cover much the same field, but they are roughly drawn. A much

better set of coloured pictures is exhibited in frames in the Franks
Collection in the British Museum, showing most of the processee^
described by T'ang.

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