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CHINESE PORCELAINS
No. 23
Powder-blue Tea-pot, fine hard-paste porcelain, in the form of a jar, with
handle and short spout, uniformly covered in deep and brilliant blue
souffle glaze, displaying a reserved medallion on two sides, decorated
with flowers growing amid rocks and other herbage, in bright colors,
of the "famille verte" style, on a pellucid white ground.
The upper edge and the base are uniformly surrounded by a string of raised beads,
and the rim is encircled by a gilt-fret band.
The flat cover is tipped by a small knob, and also bears a gilt arabesque tracery.
White foot, without mark.
Era of K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).
Height, 4 inches.
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