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a brilliant glaze, under which runs an even crackle, the colour
also is quite uniform and very bright. They are in fine
and show little or no of
preservation, signs ill-usage through
scratches and of the have
rubbing, to which so many greens
been subjected. They were sent to rne direct from China some
fifteen years ago, by Mr. Burman, and are undoubtedly of the
Kang-he era."
"
No. 612. The centre a vase with
piece, globular scalloped
8 inches in a is almost
lip, height, representing pomegranate,
identical in colour to the altar vases, but is covered all over with
rather a smaller crackle, and has much less Whether
glaze.
this is intentional, or whether the has worn off with
glaze age,
it is difficult to say, but I am inclined to believe that it never
was intended to have the same brilliant surface as the altar
pieces. Kang-he era."
Blue and White with Green Enamel over the Glaze.
Nos. 613, 614, 615. A blue and white pear-shaped bottle
with long neck. Height, 9k inches. Mark, two blue rings.
This is one of the pieces decorated in blue and white, along
with which green enamel is introduced in very limited quantity.
In this case, the palm tree, the tufts of grass, and small por-
tions of the gentleman's dress are in green. There is also a
brown twig or two.
"
These represent Yang She and Yu Tso on their way to
receive instruction from the celebrated scholar Ch'eng Oh'ii
of the Sung dynasty. Attendants are seen carrying a banner,
on a musical instrument, and
playing carrying books, etc."
"
In the Professor Giles, at
Biographical Dictionary," p.
"
the account of these scholars
912, gives following : Yang
Shih (A.D. 1053-1135). A native of Chiang-lo in Fuhkien.
He
graduated as Chin shih in 1077, but declined to take office,
and enrolled himself as a disciple under Ch'eng Hao, who was
then at Ying-ch'ang in Honan. On the death of the latter, he
joined the still more famous brother, Ch'eng I, at Lo-yang,
towards him with
and remained with him until 1087, behaving
the utmost deference. On one occasion, when the master had
dozed off, Yang Shih would not wake him, but remained stand-
ing at the door so long that a foot (some say three feet) of snow
fell in the interval, before the awaked. After that he
sleeper