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732. SHALLOW CONICAL BOWL OF COARSE GREYISH PORCELAIN, with
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hare's fur glaze. On the inside the imprint of a leaf in greyish brown. Broken

and repaired. Height 2 inches, diameter 6 inches. Chiin Yao. Sung.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

733 and 734. PAIR OF BULB BOWLS IN DENSE BUFF STONEWARE. Outside

there are two rows of applied studs of clay and the bowls are supported on three

carved feet, the whole shape being strongly reminiscent of some ancient bronze bowl.

Soft and delicate clair de lune glaze marked inside with the well-known crabs' claw

marking. The pieces are glazed brown underneath, and have many spur marks showing

how they have been supported during the firing. Both pieces bear the incised potter's
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mark of the numeral Yi Diameter 9^ inches, height 4 inches. Sung or
( one).

Yuan ware of the Chiin type, (plate xv.)

These two examples came from the collection of Prince Ching.

Lent by G. B. Blair, Esq.

735. DEEP SAUCER OF DENSE GREYISH PORCELAIN. Rich streaked straw-

berry or mulberry coloured glaze. The rim lined with brown slip-glaze. Chiin

Yao. 6 inches diameter, i^ inches high. Sung.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

736. DEEP BOWL, with cylindrical neck and wide flattened rim, supported on three feet

in the shape of elephant heads. Greyish, dense stoneware. Thick, opalescent clair
de lune glaze with a tinge of purple. Height 7I inches. Yuan.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

737. DEEP SAUCER OF DENSE GREY STONEWARE, strawberry-coloured glaze,

with pronounced opalescence in the inside. The rim is finished with lines of earthy
brown glaze. Height 2 inches, diameter 7 inches. Chiin Yao. Sung.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

738. DEEP CONICAL BOWL OF DENSE BROWNISH STONEWARE, approaching

porcelain, mounted with a silver rim with shining black glaze and "hare's fur"
markings ; the bottom of the bowl outside is unglazed. Height 3 inches, diameter
6^ inches. Yuan.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

739. SHALLOW SAUCER, with straight foot rim. Dense greyish stoneware or coarse

porcelain with a glaze which is transparent and much-crackled where it is thick and
so opalescent as to be almost opaque white where it is thinner. With marked blue

splash probably accidental. i| inches high, 5f inches diameter. Ming (?).

740. BOWL of conical form with small foot. Grey stoneware or coarse porcelain with fine

opalescent clair de lune glaze, and inside a brilliant splash of blood-red. The vase

has evidently been coated with white slip, and the glaze has not been sufficiently

—fluid to entirely cover the outside so that it terminates with a wavy line below.

Diameter 7 inches, height 3 inches. Sung Yuan.

This is a brilliant example of one of the most beautiful decorative types of the

period.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

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