Page 23 - Yamanaka co Auction catalog

27-LANG-YAO BOTTLE (K'ang-hsi)
Gourd-shaped, the lower portion ovoidal and supporting a
small, slightly bulbous vase as neck. Hard white porcelain,
covered with a brilliant somo-de-bceui glaze of the orange-
peel variety, with a minute mottling representative of the
coagulating blood, which extends throughout almost the
entire surface, from the white rim to the unglazed foot.
Has teakwood stand.
Height, 4% inches.

28-PAIR CLAIR-DE-LUNE BOTTLES (K'ang-hsi)
Gourd-shape, in general classification; specifically, with
lower body in the form of an ovoid jar, upon which is super-
posed a slender vase, forming the neck of the bottle. Clear
white porcelain, covered uniformly with a brilliant glaze of
clair-de-lome, the interior of the neck and under part of the
fooc glazed in white. Have carved ivory stands.
Height, 51;2 inches.
(Illustrated)

29-PAIIt CLAIR-DE-LUNE BOWLS (Yung Cheng)
Ovoidal body springing from a short foot and having a
scarcely perceptible flare at the rim. Pure white translu-
cent porcelain; fine hard paste of delicate texture and mu-
sical tone. Glazed within in a soft snow-white, and on the
exterior with a pure and brilliant clair-de-lune monochrome
of lustrous gray-lilac hue--an exquisite variety of the
moonlight glaze. Underneath the white-glazed foot, the
six-character mark of Yung Cheng within a double ring,
finely penciled in brilliant underglaze blue. Have stands.
Diameter, 4% inches.
(Illustrated)