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FAMILLE VERTE. 305

to be and determines to kill are seen below
spies ; they
pleading for mercy. The executioner is at the top of the
picture with sword, and a bannerman is holding a banner over
the general's head."
No. 533 depicts two damsels dwelling at Ngo Mi hill, a
noted peak in Sze-chuan, who are both in love with the suitor
seen below.
"
No. 534. When General Luk Saung of Woo was fighting
with Suk the Han at Pok Puo, he entered
during dynasty Ngu
a number of stone made to the
alleys, represent eight trigrarns
and erected Mr. Chu Kak and his
by Kung Ming, losing way,
was unable to out. with Mr. father-
get Meeting Kung Ming's
he showed him the
in-law, Wong Sing Ngieng, way."
No. 535, as stated at a scene from the
p. 176, represents
" "
famous historical romance the San Kwoh Che," or History
of the Three Kingdoms," Lii Pn being the adopted son of Lung
Cho. Professor Giles, at p. 726, gives the young lady's name
Tiao Ch'an, second A.D., "A in the
century singing-girl
establishment of Wang Yiin. The latter is said to have pre-
sented her, at her own to
instigation, Tung Cho, and then to
have told Lii Pu that she had been really intended for him,
but that Tung Cho had carried her off. By this device
Lii Pu was so inflamed with that he consented
anger readily
to out the murder of Cho." P. 558, under the
carry Tung
heading Lii Pu : " He soon after succeeded in rousing Tung
Cho's anger by an intrigue with one of his servant-girls, and
in a fit of temper Tung Cho threw a halberd at him. Resent-
ment and fear bade him to listen to the of
proposals Wang
Yiin, then in search of a tool by means of which he might
accomplish the death of Tung Cho."
Famille Verte with Blue Enamel.
Of similar date to the last, but with blue enamel. Let us
now take Nos. 536, 537, 538, which give three views of a famille
verte beaker. 19 inches ; diameter at 9 inches, at
Height, top,
base, 7 inches. No mark. This is one of a pair. Very good
examples of about the middle of the Kang-he period. The
drawing if faulty is bold, while the colouring is in large blocks
of brilliant and
green, blue, yellow, aubergine enamels, giving
a decorative effect. The red, as usual, flat on the
very is.