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one day to realize the fact that we have allowed the most
beautiful things to pass into the hands of our more discerning
cousins.

Famille Verte with Blue Enamel.
Going back to the dish shape, we will now take No. 592.
Diameter, lOf inches ; height, If inch. Everted rim.
Mark, seal, same as Nos. 324, 325. This piece shows very
little the trunks of the trees in
aubergine, being green enamel,
which the in shows
through drawing sepia ; to break the green,
some of the leaves are in blue enamel. The mist, which seems
to come low down, is in red and The
very green. gentleman
with the fan is in blue, the other figures being dressed chiefly
in green, relieved with red, yellow, and blue. The fence, one
of the seats, and the top of the altar are in red ; but green is
the chief colour, with aubergine, blue, and yellow introduced
here and there.
" the Chin there lived a celebrated scholar
During dynasty
named Li Yi Ang, and his wife, who were ardent Taoist
worshippers. They are here represented approaching a Taoist
temple and being received by a priest and nun."
inches
No. 593. Famille verte dish. Diameter, lOjj ; height,
If inch. No mark. This piece shows the minute drawing
and careful detail which mark the last of this Here
family.
we have the almost in thin washes of
colouring entirely
and relieved the old
aubergine green enamel, sparingly by
red, but of bright hue, with very little blue enamel. The fine
drawing we find on this dish could not be done in thick
enamels. The sky is in red and green. The motive is the
same as in No. 344, so need not be referred to again. This is
another instance of aubergine being very largely employed in
the decoration with excellent effect. On this dish we find an
artist's mark.
No. 594. Famille verte dish. Diameter, 9 inches ; height,
1 inch. No mark. The diaper band, marked off in black,
is of an unusual it consists of waved circles in
pattern ; green,
joined together by yellow flowers. The spaces between the
circles take a diamond and of the can
shape, necessity pattern
be in rows, one line filled with alternate
arranged being light
specks
and dark green speckle-work, the other with red on the