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CHINESE PORCELAINS
A second banner or standard is in green with purple edging, and shows part of the
popular "eight trigrams" known as " Pa-lcwa," a mystic sjinbol often seen on porcelain.
Another banner bears the circular symbol "Yang and jin," representing the active
and passive principle in development.
This picture, which is so admirably composed, \vith so much decorative force, is
probably an adaptation from an old painting of remote times, and is here perfectly ren-
dered in harmonious and transparent colors.
The shoulder is encircled by a three-color motive, involving a fungus plant amid waved
lines; and the white-glazed body-color of the neck extends to the upper rim, where it
is finished by a green fret and a line of dots, and below displays four Icirge decorative
characters, "Shou" and "Fu" alternately, in opaque blue enamel.
The base is slightly curved and shows a clean-cut margin in white.
The undemeath foot has a blue ring under glaze.
Era of K"ang-hsi (1662-1722).
Height, 1 8 inches.
Dicimeter, 7 ' 9 inches.
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