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Porcelain Shapes in the Ch'ing Dynasty 279
phoenix ; round covered dishes for Turkey and all the familiar
;
objects to meet European requirements. The sets of five vases (three
covered jars and two beakers) are a purely European garniture
intended for the mantelpiece or the sideboard.
—There are, besides, all manner of figures human, animal, or
—mythical but they belong rather to the chapter on ornamental
motives.
