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6ii. LARGE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE, of fine white porcelain decorated with successive

ornamental bands running round the vase. Round the mouth and base frieze bands

in fretted ornament, whilst in the space connecting the two vases there are two

— —friezes with emblems and ribbons. The principal frieze on the upper vase shows Shou

Lao the God of Longevity with the usual stag, two attendants, and an altar with

pine trees. Behind, the attendant on Hsi Wang Mu with her dish of peaches, &c.

—The broad frieze running round the lower vase shows the eight Taoist Immortals with

their usual attributes pine trees, cloud scrolls, &c. The ornament is all outlined
in fine white slip lines. The ground of the vase is a beautiful bright turquoise blue,
the ornament being filled in with creamy- white, pale aubergine and touches of pale

yellow glaze. Height 18^ inches. Ming.

612. DEEP DOUBLE BOWL, of white porcelain, the outer casing perforated with open-

work conventional pattern, outlined with delicate aubergine glaze. The ground is
covered with incised scrolls and decorated with dull turquoise glaze, while the centres

of the perforated rosettes are in greyish white glaze. 7 inches diameter, 4 inches high.

Early Ming period.

This piece is noteworthy both for its technical and artistic skill.

613. —BUDDHIST FIGURE, seated and holding alms' bowl. Porcelain the exposed

parts of the body, face, neck, hands with alms' bowl, feet, and shaven patch on head

all in biscuit the hair in tight black curls the robes are enamelled pale bright
; ;

green with yellow border, with black diaper. 7f inches high.

This piece was exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1911, and a reproduc-
tion of it appears in the illustrated catalogue.

614 and 615. A PAIR OF SQUARE BALUSTER-SHAPED VASES, with applied

lion-head masks, with simple floral outlines roughly incised in the panels; greyish white

porcelain with deep purple glaze. The glaze does not entirely cover the carved
porcelain bases. 9I inches high. Probably i6th century. Ming period.

Leni by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

616. A THIN SLAB OF WHITE PORCELAIN, mounted as a table screen; apphed

spray of passion-flower with delicate incised lines decorates one side of the slab, the

other side being left plain. The ground is covered with a bright blue turquoise
glaze, the stems of the spray have been coloured in aubergine glaze and touched
with cobalt. The leaves are in aubergine, and the flower petals in delicate yellowish
green and turquoise. The slab measures 7^ inches by 6 inches. Ming period.

Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

617. DEEP BOWL OF FINE WHITE PORCELAIN, bearing on the outside an

incised pattern of interlacing trees and foliage, and in the centre of inside, at the bottom,
an incised dragon with clouds in a circle. The ground both inside and out is covered
with a beautiful yellow glaze, and the ornament is filled in with a pale bright green
glaze. 6| inches diameter, 4 inches high. Date mark of the reign of Chia Ching

(1522-66). Ming period.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

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