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ENAMELLED WARE. 493

doubt adulterated, while in No. 882, under a torn umbrella,
a third awaits with an
perhaps representing bad workmanship,
offering of a basket containing a bat and peach. The former,
Mayer tells us at p. 29, is generally represented as in attend-
ance on Chung Kw'ei.

TAOU-KWANG, 1821-1851.
A WELL-INCLINED monarch, but who lacked the strength of
character to contend with the many difficulties that
necessary
surrounded him. Given to and amusement, he liked,
pleasure
we are told, to surround himself with what was of and
beauty,
seems to have endeavoured to raise the standard of at
quality
King-te-chin. Many of the rice bowls made at this time are
very beautiful, and much sought after by collectors (see Nos.
398, 399, and 404, 405).

Enamelled Ware.
No. 883. These beakers seem to belong to about this period,
and, as in this case, most of them are marked in red Taou-Kwang
in the seal character in a line on a band.
arranged They
are to be met with decorated in numerous colours,
variously
and in most cases the surface is entirely covered with enamel.
In and decoration are the same as the
workmanship they tripod
incense burners, of which a is under No. 397.
specimen given
In height 9i inches, this piece, like other such, may be said to
be divided in two, viz., the or flower vase, and the
top part,
bottom or so that if turned
part, bell-shaped stand, upside
down you have a cup on a protruding stalk. The inside of
the vase and cup are covered with a rich blue- green enamel,
while outside the is of a
green pea shade, ornamented with a
lotus scroll work and the Buddhist in Mr.
eight symbols gilt.
Simons has a similar to this, but there on the outside
piece
the decoration takes the form of red dragons on the white
porcelain.
The of two shades of seems to have been a
using green
feature about this date, and the effect is as for
very charming,