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bamboo, and plum ; inside, branches of the flowers of the

four seasons, garlands of fruit in Mohammedan style, scep-

tres, the fir, bamboo, and plum, with a border of bamboo

leaves and polyporus fungus.

Dishes with, outside, lotus flowers and dragons and phoe-
nixes flying through flowers, the fir, bamboo, and plum, his-

torical scenes with inscriptions in verse, playing boys ; inside,

a border of flower sprays and dragons, fragrant bamboo
leaves and branching fungus, with dragons among clouds
and flowers engraved under the glaze.

Dishes with, outside, medallions of fabulous animals and

tigers, branching fungus, sceptres, fairy flowers, foreign

pomegranates, and fragrant plants ; inside, in the centre,

dragons holding the characters yung, pao, -wan, shou; on the

border, phoenixes and fairy flowers, the inscription yung pao

hung fu ch'i t'ien and playing boys.

Dishes with, outside, interlacing sprays of lotus with the

eight precious emblems, dragons and phoenixes, fruit and

flowers, the fir, bamboo, and plum, Sanscrit characters, sepa-

rate sprays of flowers of the four seasons inside, in the cen-
;

tre, dragons in the midst of flowers, on the border, flowers

of the seasons, historical scenes, bamboo leaves and fungus,

longevity inscriptions and peonies.

Saucer-shaped Plates with, outside, phoenixes flying through

flowers, flowers, fruit and birds, longevity flower scrolls,

floral brocades, flowering plants and animals, lotus leaves

and dragons ; inside, the eight precious symbols, antique

dragons, celestial flowers supporting Sanscrit Buddhist in-

scriptions, dragons and phoenixes and historical scenes.

Cup with, outside, the peach tree of Taoist fable with an-

tique longevity characters inscribed on the fruit, sprays of

flowers of the four seasons, Sanscrit inscriptions ; inside,

clouds and cranes, pearls emitting flames, a pair of dragons

and clouds engraved under the glaze, lotus flowers and fish

in azure waves.

Wine Cups with, outside, dragons and phoenixes flying

through flowers, the eight immortals worshipping the god

of longevity, arabesques of fairy flowers inside, dragon
;

medallions, lotus flowers and fish, river plants supporting

Sanscrit inscriptions.

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