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must not melt and trickle down the sides, or that would
"
resemble tears and betoken sorrow. The outer
garments,
including the veil, provided by her husband for the occasion,
are embroidered with In ancient times a
richly dragons.
certain the of
empress graciously granted privilege wearing
such to brides on the of their and
apparel morning marriage,
also them to be borne four bearers as well as
permitting by
to wear a
temporarily very gaudy head-dress, worn generally
"
by wives of high officers (see p. 80).
Attention must be called to the shape of this vase. It is
the first we have come across of what are known the name
by
"
fancy cylindrical." They seem to have been in vogue about
this time and onwards.
No. 720. Eose verte dish. Diameter,
shaving 12-j x 9^ ;
height, 3 inches. No mark. At back there is a red-spiked band
at of stand, on the rise one red and two flower
top poeony sprays.
The is turned so as not to cut the neck when
edge up placed
under the chin, and is finished off with a band. The rim is
gilt
beautifully painted, being covered with green speckled work
on which are thrown and
pink pasonies chrysanthemums along
with and
prunus peach blossoms which, with bamboo leaves,
form a sort of The in the centre are in dull
pattern. figures
and olive coloured
colours, green, orange, purple, yellow,
enamels of no merit, but the carried the atten-
jar being by
dant is of a same as the flowers on the rim. It
lovely pink,
is the decoration on the rims of these dishes that commends
them to collectors, and they now bring considerable prices,
"
being scarce and difficult to meet with. This represents a
retired mandarin of the Han under an
Dynasty sitting apricot
tree in full bloom, which was his constant when the
practice
trees were as he had a love for the flowers.
blossoming, great
His name was Lin Huo He to be
Ching. appears playing
chess."
No. 721. Eose verte inches
deep plate. Diameter, 15^ ;
3 inches. No mark. Brown
height, edge. On the rim we have
six landscapes between alternate pink and green diapers, with
pfeonies on the former and prunus or peach blossom on the
latter. The sides are left for a brown
plain except pointed
band at foot relieved The floor of the is in
by gilt. pavilion
and
blue, pink, green, purple opaque enamels and black pillars.