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specimens to any particular date, the illustrations are here
in the order be to come,
placed together they may supposed
and with those given in vol. i. will afford the reader a fair
idea of the patterns to be met with in this charming class.
No. 745. A ruby-backed eggshell dish. Diameter, 7f
inches; height, 1 inch. No mark. Here the drawing is
and the in delicate tints. The decoration is
good, colouring
marked off by black lines, the border being in pink. The
gentleman is dressed in light blue, while the settee is in
purple brown. The lady at the back is in yellow, the one
at the end of the settee in pink. The vases are in blue and
the stand or seat at back in black, and the tall stand
green,
bamboo.
"
At one time a nobleman left his home and determined
to become a Taoist ; his wife and children are shown
priest
with him."
remonstrating
No. 746. This rose-backed dish (diameter, 7f inches ;
height, 1 inch no mark) is one of the salmon-coloured
class, the various pinks with which it is decorated being all
more or less of that hue. The decoration is marked off with
black lines, the outer border at the edge being in a pinkish,
blueish grey : inside this there are eight scallops forming a
second border, most delicately painted in a rich pink. The
stand at the back is bamboo with a the darker vases
pink top,
and in or blue
jars, as seen in the illustration, being green ;
but with the of the streamers to the
exception lady's dress,
the rest of the is in salmon and the whole
colouring pinks,
has a warm and
pleasing effect.
"Depicts a famous woman, named Cho Tai Ka, teaching
her children."
No. 747.
Eggshell plate. Diameter, 8J inches; height,
1} inch. This is one of the rose-backed seven-bordered plates.
1. At lotus scroll band.
edge, gilt
2. Wide mauve pink band, covered with octagon and square
diaper-work. The four reserves are marked off at
the sides blue enamel bands and filled with coloured
by
flowers. Between the reserves are four in
dragons
white enamel curled into circles.
"
3. Foliated band of blue Y " work.
4. Salmon-coloured band with scroll- work in red.