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33-Two WATERMELON-GREEN BOTTLES (K'ang-hsi)
Squat body on a low foot, one with broadly-sloping shoulder
and straight tubular neck, the other with a steeper shoulder
and a neck slightly attenuated. Coated throughout with a
crackle glaze of dark watermelon-green, including the un-
der portion of the foot, the tone of one being a little deeper
than that of its companion; the rims are black.
Height, 4 inches.

34-TURQUOISE BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE (K'ang-hsi)
Squat ovoidal body on a low foot, with sloping shoulder
and a tall cylindrical neck. Dense porcelain of K'ang-hsi,
enveloped in a glaze of high luminosity in the hue of the
Persian turquoise, its notes varying slightly in the in-
numerable striations encircling both body and neck, the es-
sential tone preserved in its fulness all the way to the foot,
which is dark. The glaze in its blue beauty is characteris-
tically flecked, and embraces a crackle so minute that it is
not instantly detected. Has carved teakwood stand.
Height, 5 inches.

35-CAMELLIA-GREEN JAR (K'ang-hsi)
Shuttle or bobbin shape, with expanded, barrel-like center
and tapering in either direction in a cone, which is truncated
to form the mouth and foot. Glazed in a brilliant camellia-
leaf green with fish-roe crackle, the glaze without the
crackle being continued under the foot; the rim is black.
Has carved teakwood five-legged stand.
Height, 4lj2 inches.

36- ApPLE-GREEN BOTTLE (K' ang-hsi)
Ovoid body with sloping shoulder and a slightly curved full
neck. The apple-green glaze, of even quality and dull lus-
ter, is penetrated throughout by a fine brown crackle. Un-
derneath the foot and in the interior of the neck, a gray-
white glaze with light brown crackle. Has teakwood stand.
Height, 5% inches.