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and aubergine, the rocks being in green, blue, and aubergine.
In the centre, from a hollow green rock, spring red, blue, and
yellow chrysanthemums, the stems being in aubergine; the
magnolia spray in the middle has white and blue buds. The
green is in two shades.
No. 577. Dish. Diameter, 15^ inches ; height, 2| inches.
No mark. The back is left This is a
quite plain. very good
example of pretty early famille verte with blue enamel.
Marked off by black lines, the border consists of two diapers
used in six between the reserves, and it will
alternately spaces
be noticed that one of these is an version of the
early octagon
and The enamels are on in wide
square pattern. put very
a bold and The roof
washes, giving highly decorative effect.
at the back is in a shade of all the enamels
purple aubergine,
employed being good in quality and very transparent, so that
the black in which the was sketched shows
design through,
which is the at unless it be at the folds
only attempt shading,
of the ladies' skirts. The at the back is all in blue
figure ;
that on the ground is yellow with red waistband. The ladies,
both in green the taller with yellow skirt, and red at neck,
blue at wrists; the shorter has a red skirt and waistband,
sleeves with cuffs.
yellow green
"This is said to represent a scene of long ago, during a
series of services for the release of souls from purgatory at the
temple of the Water Moon, when a Buddhist priest insulted
some female worshippers. They are here seen leaving, after
giving him a well-deserved beating."
No. 578. Dish. Diameter, 14| inches ; height, 2| inches.
Brown edge. Mark, two blue rings. Here again the decoration
is marked off by black circles. The green speckled work border
is with white and red and white peach bloom
powdered prunus
in three of the spaces, and white and red asters or chrysanthe-
mums in the other three, the reserves being marked off by
and with lotus
yellow green bands, and decorated alternately
and peach. In the centre the colouring, with the exception
of the green rocks, is chiefly in aubergine and red, with
very little blue enamel. The two horses to the front are in
aubergine, the one to the back in red. Yellow is used freely
in the dresses and umbrella, but is of a dull shade. This is
one of the cases where aubergine is largely used, and plays
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