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PORCELAIN.    CHINA.             109

                  INSCRIPTIONS ON CHINESE PORCELAIN.



                     "
         Jin-ho-kouan.  House of Humanity        "The old man who
             and Concord."  1111-1125.  Ou-in-fao-jtn.
                                        lives in solitude."  1567-1619.
                         /  v\
                       "
           Tchou~fou-yao.  Porcelain of the
               palace."  1260-1367.
                                                 A
                                                 D
          "Three fishes."  Siouen-te period.

                                      "
                                        Happiness, riches, and  long life."
             *                             "
              Three fruits."  1426-1435.    The five  blessings.
          "
            Three mushrooms."  1426-1435.      "
                                       Woo-fuh.  The five  blessings/'

           The word  '*  Happiness" repeated
                   five times.                       "May the five
                                       Woo-ftth-Un-mwi.
                                           blessings enter here."

              .  "Longevity."  1426-1435.

                                                         "
           'Jhsieou.  "Wine."  1521-1566.  Fuh-koitey-tchang-tchnn.  Riches,
                                          high rank, and long  life."
                   W"

          Tsao-Cang.  "Jujubes."  1522-1566.

                                            C// tfo?/ -pi-nan  -chart*
                    *'     J
          A'iaug-fang.  Ginger.'  1522-1 566.  Fou-jou-t<nmg-hai,
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