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A CATALOGUE OF
No. 78
Tall Vase, baluster-formed, of the " black-hawthorn " type.
The porcelciin, which is of a hard white quality, is invested with a soft greenish-black-
enamel body-color, carrying a typical reserved design of the wild prunus ("Mei") tree,
with its growth of sturdy branches and stems bearing white and green blossoms, with
yellow centers carefully drawn with minutest detciils and finely disposed upon the body
of the vase, with foliage and birds picked out in varying shades of transparent green and
yellow glaze; the knurled branches, starting from the base, are in neutral-toned auber-
gine (color of manganese), and spring out amid openwork rockery, in varying shades of
green glaze.
The paste, together with the enamel colors and the beautiful contour, jointly present
a typical specimen of the K'ang-hsi era (1662-1 722).
Height, 1 5 '2 inches.
Broadest diameter, 8^/4 inches.
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