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A CATALOGUE OF CHINESE PORCELAINS
No. 80
Large Bowl, of fine-grained hard-paste porcelain.
The exterior sustains a freely designed floral motive, picked out in light transparent
glaizes, and relieved by a brilliant jet-black ground; the freely drawn flowers include
the peony, magnolia, and hydrangea. The interior is also decorated, showing yellow
and green blossoms with stems and foliage, against a pale white-glazed body.
The white foot bears a blue ring with a grass-mark under the gleize.
Era of K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).
Height, 3*2 inches.
Diameter, 7 '2 inches.
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