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that were turned out at this period, the robes being decorated
in the colours and style of painting then in vogue ; but along
with this, one is puzzled to find that certain parts are covered
with a rose enamel, the fact of the matter being that this tint
was added later on, during the Yung-ching or Keen-lung
Their then owner were not up
periods. probably thought they
to date, so had them changed into rose figures. The Chinese
have such a love for anything old that it may have been the
desire to combine the ancient with the new that prompted
these redecorations, of which we find many examples, and in this
case the do not seem to have suffered
figures, fortunately, by
the alterations in their costume, but are still very charming,
and more curious from a collector's of view.
certainly point
For these, as also the next number, we are indebted to
Mr. A.
Trapnell.
No. 525 is a small reticulated square incense-burner. Height,
5 inches ; diameter, 5 inches. No mark. The decoration is in
the same colours and as the we have been
style figures looking
at, and seems to have been usual about this period ; the panels
are ornamented with and The
carp dragons (see p. 163). flange
at the is left white, with a few bamboo leaves traced on it
top
in black, which is not unusual about this time. The sides are
covered with green enamel, the reticulated work being in blue.
The dragon is in aubergine on a yellow ground ; this arrange-
ment on
being reversed in the case of the fish, which is yellow
aubergine. The stand is covered with the yellow glaze. Here
we have a three-coloured with blue enamel introduced.
piece
Following on this, as showing a further development towards
the later famille verte so much prized by collectors, we will now
take, No. 526, belonging to Mr. Geo. E. Davies, of which he
sends the herewith
description
Early Famille Verte.
No. 526. "Exhibited Fine Arts Club, 1896.
Burlington
Description, No. 96. A reticulated globular incense-burner,
with flat on pedestal foot. Height, 10^ inches ; diameter, 10
top,
inches. On the the is a narrow
top, surrounding perforation,
white rim or border in white, another border in white with
curl-work in red all the remainder of the is in
; top perforated
honeycomb design covered with a yellow enamel, except the