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58-AUBERGINE    GINGER JAR (K'ang-hsi)
                  Ovoid, presenting the general shape as well as the hue of
                  the eggplant, except for a flattening at the foot.  Hard
                  white porcelain, coated wholly with a glaze of this peculiar
                  and much admired purple, soft and lustrous, crackled, and
                  varying in tone from the pale aubergine to very deep notes.
                  The glaze is continued underneath the foot, where below
                  it are seen the six characters  of Cheng Hua (fictitious);
                  K'ang-hsi.  Has teakwood cover and stand.
                                                          Height, 5% inches.

              59-  LIME-G REEN VASE (Y ung Cheng)
                  A rare color. Bulbous body, gently contracting both above
                  and below, the lower body slightly turning out again at
                  the beveled foot, the full neck very slightly expanding at
                  the lip.  The whole exterior surface covered with a rare
                  glaze in the hue of the lime skin, lightly mottled and of
                  marked brilliancy.  Interior  of the neck glazed in white.
                  Has teakwood stand.
                                                            Height,  8 inches.
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