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quality. Diameter, 4| inches; height, 2^ inches. Mark,
in two blue Here the flowers are treated
Yung-ching, rings.
in and dark washes of rose enamel, the on which
light twig
the bird sits being drawn in a dark and covered with a light
the bird coloured in like manner, added to
aubergine, being
which is on the breast and blue on the at back
yellow wing;
there is a most and insect in
delicately painted butterfly
subdued tints. The inside is left
entirely plain.
Celadon.
Before we leave these charming bowls, we must not omit
to mention those made during this period and decorated with
celadon glazes of all colours. We find in this class pieces of
many shapes intended for a variety of purposes, often small
in size, most made of the finest and most
carefully porcelain,
coloured. On these celadon or coral are
delightfully grounds
sometimes or other decoration in coloured
placed figures many
enamels, or the same may be introduced in white reserves ; in
either case the effect is so that it is
always delightful impossible
to know which to admire most.
Of No. 849 Mr. Winthrop writes as follows : -
"
Accompanying there is a 9^-inch bowl, very evase, its
edges rolled over a little, of a pale yellow lemon without any
ornament. It is doubtless of soft paste and of a beautiful
tone that does not resemble any jade that I have ever seen,
but recalls its colour and an effect of trans-
jade by negative
parency, owing to the soft floating glaze. Any one at first
glance would take it for a stone an agate, jade, or cornelian.
It is white under the foot, and marked with the six characters
of ' Yung-ching.'
"
I do not find that the Chinese or much
Japanese place
reliance upon date-marks, however, unless they happen to
coincide with their
independent opinion."
No. 678. Bottle, with long neck. Height, 19 inches. No
mark. The base and inside are left white, showing a fairly
good porcelain. Although unmarked, this piece has a Yung-
ching look that seems to justify its being included under this
reign. It is coated with a beautiful blue glaze, which
" "
the term ultramarine as
perhaps comes as near describing
any other, it being too dark for lavender. The decoration in
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