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52-GREEN LANG-YAO VASE (K'ang-hsi)
Galipot-form, with high bulbous shoulder, waist rather am-
ple, and slightly spreading foot. A rare piece-Lang-yao,
without any red, the porcelain dense, and covered with a
delicate sea-green glaze of celadon quality and peau-
d'orange surface, permeated by a bold crackle partly in
self-color and partly in cafe-au-lait. The glaze continues
in the interior of the short neck, the lip being glazed in an
iron-brown; and the recessed center of the foot has a
crackle glaze of grayish-white. Has carved teakwood
stand.
Height, 6% inches.

53-MIRROR-BLACK VASE (K'ang-hsi)
The low, ovoidal body sets on a deep, spreading foot, and
contracts with a lightly sloping shoulder to a slender tubu-
lar neck, with a bulbous expansion below the short everted
lip. Firm white hard paste porcelain, covered with an iri-
descent mirror-black glaze, the lip and the edge of the foot
being glazed in white. Vestiges of its original decoration
in gold reveal the familiar motive of dragons in pursuit of
the coveted jewel of omnipotence. Has carved teakwood
stand.
Height, 8% inches.

54-IRON-RUST VASE (Ch'ien-lung)
Globular-ovoidal body on a bold foot, with steep shoulder,
and a full neck which expands in a flaring lip. Dense porce-
lain with a metallic ring, coated with a mingled dark brown
and silvery souffle glaze which yields in the blend an iron-
rust semblance with a subdued metallic luster. The glaze is
continued down the interior of the wide neck. Has carved
teakwood stand.
Height, 9 inches.