Page 42 - Yamanaka co Auction catalog

60-PAIR CANARY-YELLOW JARS (K'ang-hsi)
Tall ovoid body, tapering slightly to the foot; short neck.
Clear white hard paste porcelain, thin, and of fine texture,
with a vibrant note. Coated in a luminous glaze of soft,
refined canary-yellow, uniform in tone and quality. Hat-
shaped cover of carved teakwood. Teakwood stands.
Height, 7 inches.
61-l\1IRROR-BLACK VASE (K'ang-hsi)
Amphora-shape, without handles, the high shoulder nearly
flat, the neck short with expanding lip. Pure white porce-
lain; clear, vibrant hard paste; coated with a deep black
glaze of mirror brilliancy and fine peau-d' orange surface.
The golden decoration which extended over the whole sur-
face has entirely disappeared; one can only know that it
was in part floral. The glaze halts in perfect flow at the
foot, and the interior of the neck is glazed in white. Has
carved teakwood stand.
Height, 9%, inches.