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CHINESE PORCELAINS
No. 48
Tall Wine-pot (its ancient use), of hexagonal form, decorated " sur bis-
cuit," with heavy greenish-black enamel of iridescent quality.
Each side sustains raised upright panels in openwork, with bamboo foliage modeled
in relief, simply glazed to show an old-ivory tint over the biscuit, in contrast to the bril-
mliant black body-color, that, turn, is relieved with red flowers and green stems painted
on the shoulders.
A bordering of red and white palm leaves in slight relief finishes the base; while the
neck is invested by a brocaded band stippled in black, and showing a hmgiform symbol
on a green ground.
The handle is in shape of a leaping fish, and glazed in yellow; the curved spout,
starting from a rudimentary turtle head, is also in yellow, together with light-tinted man-
ganese.
The lower and upper margins are plain and thinly glazed, leaving the biscuit tint.
The cover also is pierced with a bamboo and foliage motive, and glazed in yellow,
green, and light (manganese) purple.
The foot is in biscuit.
Ascribable to early K.'ang-hsi, but its form partakes of the Ming type.
Height, 6 4 inches with cover.
'
Diameter, 4 inches.
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