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The " Y " work at top, it will be noticed, is broken into by
a foliated band, similar to that in No. 747, but what this is
intended to represent unless the joo-e head, it is difficult to
Below is a band of and
say. sepia, octagon, square work, the
four reserves filled with conventionalized in bistre
being foliage
and gilt.
The scene the of
probably represents gathering mulberry
leaves.
No. 757. Diameter, 8^ inches
Eggshell plate. ; height,
1 inch. No mark. The decoration is marked off by red
lines. On the rim there is a on which flower
pink diaper,
are thrown, the reserves filled with flowers. The
sprays being
bottom and sides are covered with gilt lotus scroll-work traced
in red, with blue enamel lotus flowers here and there. Of the
five reserves, the centre is decorated with a rose-coloured
flower having a green centre and gilt border. The other four
reserves are skirted by narrow green bands. Two have a lady
and boy ; in one the former is catching a butterfly with a net,
and in the other the is to the The remain-
lady reading boy.
ing two reserves are filled with a flower, shrub, and bird, all in
the usual enamels.
No. 758. dish. inches ; height, 1^
Eggshell Diameter, 8^
inch. No mark. The decoration is here also marked off in
red. At the edge there is a pink diaper band broken by four
reserves with blue bands at the sides, and ornamented with red
conventional flower scrolls. Below this there are four orna-
ments in lotus gilt scroll-work traced in red, between which
are bunches of fruit and flowers. The centre of the dish is
decorated with flowers and two butterflies. The enamels
employed are the usual pink, red, blue, and yellow, with
green foliage.
No. 759. thin Diameter,
Eggshell plate. Very porcelain.
8 inches ; height, 1^ inch. No mark. The decoration on
in similar to the
the rim is unusual in this class, being design
lace borders found on late blue and white. The curl-work is
in brown, the trellis-work in within the four orna-
pink, except
ments formed by the eight black scrolls, where it is on the
usual blue-green enamel. The other scrolls are in blue enamel
with a rose-coloured lotus flower in the centre. The smaller
flowers are in rose and with On the
yellow green foliage.
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