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Vase of baluster form with small mouth {met p'ing). Porcelain
with coloured glazes on the biscuit, the designs outlined in slender
Afillets of clay. meeting of sages in a landscape beneath an
ancient pine tree, the design above their heads representing the
mountain mist. On the shoulders are large ju-i shaped lappets
enclosing lotus sprays, with pendent jewels between : fungus
A(ling chih) designs on the neck. Yellow glaze under the base.
late example of this style of ware, probably seventeenth century.
Height 11 inches. Salting Collection (Victoria and Jllhert Museum).
