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a more brilliant piece than this. It is marked with the double
ring in blue under the foot. There is something about it that
seems to suggest Japanese influence, is there not ?
"As for this Japanese influence, it is hard to explain it,
and has been of long duration, as I have myself seen in France
a large potiche unquestionably Chinese of the early part of the
eighteenth century, decorated so as to precisely resemble the
'
' of blue and red that ornament
old Japan jars every English
in the hall or on each side of the
country house, standing
fireplace.
"
No. 624 I believe to have been decorated by a Japanese
(as to its panels), and I think that were the signature in-
it would to be the case. The borders are
vestigated prove
done by a Chinese hand, however. I have no books on
porcelain here, and I have never remembered to take off
a in Chaffers or elsewhere."
tracing of the mark and look it up
Mr. is unable to describe the
Unfortunately Winthrop
other pieces on this photograph from memory.
No. 625. A famille verte lancelle vase seems to be an unusual
and of rather earlier date
piece, perhaps ; but it is impossible
to say in what colours it is decorated. As seen in the illustra-
tion, we probably have an empress standing with a black
attendant holding behind her the nine peacock feathers,
symbolical of rank, but these are said not to have been used
before the while the Zenana ladies the
Ming dynasty, give
"
as the of this vase This
following description : depicts
the attire of the ladies of the harem of the Han
dynasty."
No. 626 is one of those full-moon celadon
evidently large
bottles, the most of which seem to belong to the Keen-lung
and Mr. G. E. Davies has one so marked.
period,
No. 627 has the of one of the decorated
appearance jars
in green, which belong to this reign, but were also no doubt
made later.
No. 628 has the look of a nice but is
very piece, probably
of later date, although raised are to be found in the
figures
productions of this reign, and in the famille verte class.
In No. 629 we have a similar to No. 624. This
piece
and No. 630
belong to Mr. Gr. R. Davies, who sends the follow-
ing account of them :
"
An oviform vase, with neck outwards
gradually sloping