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"FAMILLE VERTE" DECORATION
OVER THE GLAZE
PAINTED WITH FUSIBLE COLORS, AFTER THE GLAZING HAS
BEEN APPLIED TO THE WHITE PASTE AND SUBJECTED TO
THE PROPER FIRING.
The group of tall vases described and illustrated on the following pages,
with decoration upon a white foundation in transparent enameling over
the biscuit paste, form a class by themselves, are so recognized in China,
where they have always held a high place in private collections, and now
rank among the highly prized productions of Eastern ceramics.
Several examples are characteristic types in paste and colors produced
in China under the Mings; others date from the end of that dynasty, or
were produced in the reign of the Emperor K'ang-hsi, when such products
reached a definite character. Their distinctive forms, their beauty, and the
manner in which the enamels are employed to heighten intensity of effect,
combine to attest their provenance.
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