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48-RARE SANG-DE-B<EUFBOWL {K' ang-hsi)
A production of extraordinary brilliance and great rich-
ness. The coloring is remarkable in its freshness; it is al-
most as though it were the fresh blood of the newly killed
steer. Yet the glaze is beautifully mottled. Here is a
peachbloom note, there the hue of crushed strawberries, and
again come the varied expanses of true sana-de-bond,
pitted with the "tears" of the congealing blood. Exterior
and interior, while varying, are equally rich. The glaze
is of the orange-peel character and without crackle. The
bowl is of ovoid body, with flaring rim, and rests on a bold
foot. The under part of the foot is glazed in white, and
beneath the glaze are characters inscribed in blue, express-
ing wishes for long life and happiness-an unusual thing
in these pieces. Elaborately carved tall teakwood stand.
Height, 7 inches.
(Illustrated in Color)

49-LANG-YAO BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE (K'ang-hsi)
An extraordinarily fine example. The ovoidal body, beau-
tifully modeled, is supported on a deep foot, which, instead
of spreading, is molded with a lightly curving waist; the
shoulders are gracefully sloping, and the tubular neck is
wide, terminating in a slightly thickened lip. The porcelain
is of dense texture and is coated with a wonderfully rich
sang-de-bceuf glaze, brilliant, with peau-d'orange surface,
and crackled. From the rim, which is left white, it covers
the entire bottle with a wealth of the ox-blood reds, in large
part deep in tone; on the shoulder and near the foot dark-
ening toward the brown of congealing blood; intermedi-
ately, exhibiting ruby tints; and once verging upon the
ashes-of-roses of the related peachbloom glaze. On the in-
terior of the neck and underneath the foot, a cream-white
glaze crackled in pale brown. Has elaborately carved
tinted ivory stand.
Height, 8% inches.
(Illustrated in Color)