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A CATALOGUE OF

body substance with less kaolin than the black-enameled porcelains of

later periods.

TURQUOISE COLOR

The turquoise-blue glaze is another characteristic color produced by the

Chinese in very early periods, with a great range in its different shades

and quality. The darkest tones with uniform color are the most esteemed,

and particularly those with the shad or "fish-roe" crackle, although there
are some light and very beautiful shades on the smaller objects, especially

those attributed to the period of K'ang-hsi.

OTHER COLORS

Among the other so-called ** solid-color pieces" may be noted, aside from

the various white tints, "robin's-egg blue," "pearl," "lavender," "duck-
egg blue," "moonlight" or "ciair de lune," "sapphire-blue," "bleu
fouette" or " powder-blue" souffle, " Mazarin blue," "lapis-blue glaze,"
"salamander-red" souffle (which is like the coral-red from oxide of iron),
"pistachio green," "camellia-leaf green," "cucumber-green," "haricot
vert," "olive-green," "iron-mst"or "t'ieh-siu"(with small black metallic
specks, or with a metallic luster), "tea-leaf," "tea-dust" or "ch'a-mo"
(flecked with light spots, or souffle), "olive," "magenta," "violet,"
"plum-color" or "aubergine-purple" (from manganese), and "camelian-

red."

FLAMBE AND VARIEGATED COLORS

The so-called " flambe " variety, by itself commonly termed " splashed " or

"transmutation" and called in China "Yao-pien," is said to have been

first an accidental product, although in later periods produced at will. Of
this latter type there exist some beautiful examples which may be attrib-
uted to earlier periods. They have been fully described in several works

on the subject, notably by Dr. Bushell, Monkhouse, Jacquemart and others.

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