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northern and southern school of Chinese art." ..." Paintings
of fifteen hundred years ago are still copied, though the
have since Such artistic as
originals long perished. power
modern is exhibited in these of old
painters possess copies
works of art, but in the illustration of modern novels they
have a wide field, and so good is the work that it may be
held that the in China still hold their own
firmly painters
and in this of An
high place, especially province Kiangsu."
account of the two schools of China will be found in Mr.
489.
Anderson's book, p.
Celadons and Biscuit Celadons.
Nos. 733, 734, 735 represent three bottles belonging
to Mr. Winthrop, of which he kindly sends the following
description :
Decorated with Coloured Enamels.
"
No. 733. bottle with slender neck, of a cold
Pear-shaped
white white marble, covered with a
paste resembling polished
decoration executed in coloured enamels, everywhere outlined
with black. The rinceaux (meanders) are red, green, yellow,
and carmine, the flowers on each face. The band at
varying
the is formed in a of thick blue
lip by simply filling ground
enamel, with a yellow border at the extreme top. White
porcelain glaze foot, with square Kien-lung mark pencilled in
red upon the glaze."
Celadon.
"
No. 734. bottle with slender neck, presented
Pear-shaped
to the owner ' Chinese Gordon ' (Gordon of
present by
Khartoum). It has a royal blue ground with no decoration
whatever. This ground is a ' celadon,' i.e. the colour mixed
with the glaze. The foot shows a pure white porcelain, and
the in dark blue
square Kien-lung mark traced (pencilled)
under the
glaze."
No. 735. " A globular bottle of fine turquoise ' truite '
ground with splashes of violet. The foot has been smeared
with a sort of brownish with innumerable burst air-
glaze
bubbles. No mark. This is a brilliant both for
very piece
glaze and colour."