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A CATALOGUE OF
No. 14
Pair of Blue and White Bottles, pyriform, with slightly compressed and
raised body, ending in a long cylindrical neck : fine hard-paste porce-
lain of perfect texture.
The decoration, which is under brilliant glaze, presents two grotesque dragons
(" Mang ") surrounded by flowers and conventionalized flames.
The neck is encircled by ring-bands of various designs, including a nicely drawn open
arabesque motive, together with a curious fern band, and long palm leaves, reaching
near the top, which is finished by simple lines.
The base is embellished with arabesques on a white ground, and the fool underneath
bears a flower-mark.
Era of K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).
Height, 1 inches.
Dicuneter, 4^4 inches.
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