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No. 17. An
Description, upright, high-shouldered, cylindrical
white vase with neck expanding to the lip ; about a quarter of
an inch below this is a scroll band in green and black, the neck
covered with of and other flowers. Bound
being sprays paeonies
the shoulder is a diaper band with four white reserves or panels,
in which are butterflies and insects. The whole of the body of
the vase is covered with branches of the prunus tree, in
from a drawn trunk. The branches
aubergine, springing boldly
of the tree are covered with blossom in blue, pale green, red,
and yellow, amongst which are many birds in blue, green,
and From the base
black, yellow, aubergine plumage. spring
several bamboo stems, which are interlaced amongst the flowers
and branches of the prunus, while a bird is alighting with
outstretched wings on a rock partly covered with flowers and
The and decoration is bold and
foliage. drawing free, and
much resembles that on the black vases covered with
ground
coloured enamels, so finely represented in the Salting collection
at the South Kensington Museum. They belong to the early
of the this vase
period Kang-he era, 1661-1722, and is
a of the of that
undoubtedly specimen early portion epoch.
This vase was purchased by the owner in China, in 1879.
18 inches.
Height,
No. 566. "An oviform white vase with longish neck,
outwards at the to form the rim or mouth.
gradually sloping top
Height, 18^ inches. The neck is covered with a landscape of
lake with and mountains in the distance,
scenery fishing-boat
in subdued colourings of aubergine, green, black, etc. On the
shoulder first comes a narrow band of between black
yellow
lines, then a border on aubergine ground covered with a scroll
design in black, with four white reserves, surrounded by a pale
blue line, in which are drawn of bamboo in
gracefully sprays
black. Between each of these four reserves is a red flower on
the and black this is followed
aubergine scroll-ground; by
another narrow line of between black The
yellow lines.
decoration on the body of this vase consists of waves towards
the base, amidst which is a boat with two female and
goddesses
fisherman. At the brink of the water is a crowd of
large
two horsemen round the corner from
figures, coming among
trees and mountain
scenery. Towards the shoulder, amongst
the hills, are seated a of four, either or
party eating playing