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Covered Jar or Potiche, painted with coloured enamels on
the biscuit. Eight petal-shaped panels with flowering plants,
birds and insects on the sides ; with a band of smaller petals
below enclosing lotus flowers, and borders of red wave
pattern and floral sprays. Base unglazed. Early part of the
K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722)
Height 25 inches. British Museum.
