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A CATALOGUE OF
Tall Square Vase, of dense heav a, with " famille verte " decora-
tion : made to hold arrows. ^ - =; mounted on a Louis XVI
bronze stand to replace u pedestal.
The four quadrangular sides of t. Nit< arc alternately embellished with raised and
openwork ornamentation in separate msions, and with painting in polychrome enamel
amber-colored ground in "over-glaze" decora-
—colors of the early K'a ^ •
A broad horizontal
dons surrounds No 7| ' " four-clMYecU^ dragon-like serpent
(Mang), altemai • a-nbrsqnr foliage in green and lotus
blossoms in red d Pair of Tall Cylmdncal Vases, Seven-color decoration each side into three
distinct sections, (K'ang-hsi) .„ iwo sep)arate adom-
>liage in bold relief, and a rich
—ments two{.e., rais<
flower and fruit d. being (two) raised
circular " Longe\
The lower division, i; decorate
each side, displaying a IS gems," r
conventional cloud ar.(' jjMS are green, alternating with
one in aubergine and one ;>
-niiti and eai^hiisze
Two narrow and raised '^ >th a deUcate and barely visible celadon
with a third band sho
the middle and upper
The white body-glaze i^
fchade.
Early K'ang-hsi (1662
Height, 18 inches.
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Body, 4 inches square.
[92'