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PORCELAIN DECORATED

under the glaze constantly occurred side by side with

blue. Appended is Dr. Bushell's translation of such

portions of the list as have reference to this branch
of the subject, including in the category specimens
decorated with blue alone, or blue in combination

with red, or red alone :

LIST OF PORCELAINS DECORATED WITH BLUE, OR RED,
OR BLUE AND RED, SOUS COUFERTE, REQUISI-
TIONED FOR THE PALACE DURING THE ERA OF

WAN LI (1573-1619).

N.B. Where red decoration occurs, the fact is mentioned. Otherwise the
reader may assume that the decoration is in blue alone.

Bowls decorated outside with lotus flowers, dragons and

phosnixes in clouds, with interlacing sprays of Indian lotus

and fairy flowers inside with dragon medallions, a dragon
;

band interrupted by the eight Buddhist emblems on the
;

border clouds with crested waves and sceptres, fragrant flow-

ers, scroll waves, and plum blossom.

Bowls decorated outside with dragons and clouds, lotus

flowers, fish, boys playing, the seal characters fu, shou, kangy

ning, arabesques, sea monsters and lions playing with em-

broidered balls inside with cranes and clouds, a single spray
;

of lotus, lilies, sceptres and clouds with the inscription Ta-
;

Ming Wan-li nein chih.

Bowls, with, outside, dragon medallions, phoenixes, the

eight precious symbols on brocaded ground, sea-waves, fu,
lu, shou, the gods of happiness, rank, and longevity, and

branching fungus ; inside, a pair of dragons upholding lon-

gevity characters, jasmine flowers, and coloured phoenixes

flying through the flowers of the four seasons.
Bowls with, outside, a pair of dragons, the eight immor-

tals crossing the sea, boxes of the flowers of the four sea-

sons inside, full-faced dragons with seal longevity characters,
;

a border of sceptres and hibiscus flowers, bamboo leaves and

branching fungus.
Dishes with, outside, cloud dragons and phoenixes flying

through flowers, interlacing sprays of fairy flowers, the fir,

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