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CHINESE PORCELAINS
No. 17
Pair of Tall Beakers, with the so-called " Lange-lysen " pattern; comet
form, with a trumpet-like neck.
The bodies of these beakers are uniformly decorated in brilliant shades of blue upon
a white paste of translucent and pure texture, the decoration varying only in a few de-
tails hrom that of the companion pieces : /. e., the slightly raised and blue-outlined lotus-
petal panels are here arranged in four tiers or rows ; the largest and the smallest of these
surround the neck, another row fills the central body, and the lower section is encircled
in a like manner.
The uppermost and larger tier of panels, as in the foregoing vase, presents a richly
attired lady accompanied by a child, whom she alternately holds in her arms or has by
her side on a veranda, showing a balustrade and other accessories.
The second row of panels sustains alternately a young lady engaged in practising on
a guitar or a flute and the jardinieres of flowers.
On the third line of panels the figure is shown in graceful poses of a dance with cym-
bal accompaniment, alternating also with the flowering plants ; while in the fourth and
lowest row, a figure of a young lady is presented caressing birds and a rabbit ; the ac-
cessories generally being balustrades and tables or stands.
The field over the panels, in the form of spandrels, is slightly depressed and filled
with floral sprays; two bands (one in lozenge pattern and the second chevron-fretted)
encircle the globular center of body; and a small "herring-bone "-fret is also shown un-
der the top rim, finishing a highly pleasing decoration in deep blue under glaze.
Each specimen bears a leaf-mark with double ring in blue.
Era of K'ang-hsi (1662-1 722).
Height, I 7 '/a inches.
Diameter at top, 8' i^ inches.
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