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12-MAZARINE-BLUE BOTTLE (K'ang-hsi)
Squat body of ovoid contour, on a low foot, with tall cylin-
drical neck. Dense porcelain, invested with a brilliant
monochrome glaze of deep, dark, mazarine-blue. Carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 5% inches.

IB-CELADON GOURD-SHAPED VASE (K' ang-hsi)
In bottle-form, the lower gourd section globular-ovoidal and
supporting a slender vase as the bottle neck. Covered with
a uniform monochrome glaze of sea-green tone, the interior
of neck and foot being glazed in white and the rim in a
light russet-brown. Has carved teakwood stand.

Height, 5% inches.

14-TURQUOISE-BLUE JAR (Ch'ien-lung)
Shuttle or bobbin shaped, expanded at the center and taper-
ing to a narrow foot and narrower mouth. Coated with a
turquoise-blue glaze of mirror quality, exhibiting every-
where a fine fish-roe crackle. Carved teakwood five-legged
stand.
Height, 4% inches.

15-Two CANARY-BACK SAUCERS (Yung Cheng)
Semi-eggshell translucent white porcelain of fine quality,
responding in a clear musical tone to a light tap; in shape,
low, miniature bowls, of ovoid contour, lightly flaring at the
rim, and molded with a light and perfect foot. The ex-
terior of the body and foot is coated with a rarely perfect
light canary-yellow glaze, of high luminosity, and exhibit-
ing in certain lights a brilliant sunset iridescence. The in-
terior of the bowl is glazed in the purest white, and beneath
the white glaze under the foot is penciled in blue the six-
character mark of the reign, within a double square whose
corners are slightly rounded. Have stands.
Diameter, 5~ inches.