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757- INCENSE BURNER, with a creamy glaze finely crazed, the shape derived from

a more ancient bronze shape. 3^ inches high, 3^ inches wide. Ming.

758. ELEGANT VASE OF WHITE PORCELAIN, with a simple band of impressed

ornament forming a collar at the base of the neck, and with a fine white broadly-
crackled glaze. 7I inches high. Sung.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

759. FLAT CONICAL BOWL OF EARLY WHITE PORCELAIN, with a white

glaze slightly greyed in the fire. The bowl edge was left unglazed to be mounted with
a narrow metal rim, the inside is richly ornamented with a delicately-modelled design
of floral arabesques and birds, surrounded by a key-pattern border. This is a fine
example of the rare Ting Yao. if inches high by 6^ inches diameter. Sung.

760. FIGURE OF RABBIT ON PLAIN PLINTH, in early greyish porcelain, with

a creamy white opaque glaze. 3f inches high. Sung.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

761. FLAT BOWL, of pale buff early porcelain ; the inside bears a delicately-modelled

design of floral arabesques. The outside is plain and the glaze does not extend to

the base. 2^ inches high, 7 inches diameter. Sung.

762. GLOBULAR JAR WITH RIM, and two applied handles, early warm-grey

porcelain, fully glazed inside but only the top half glazed outside with a closely

crackled creamy glaze much stained by age and use. 4I inches high. Sung.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

763. ELEGANT BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE, with expanding mouth. The body of the vase

bears rapidly sketched floral sprays with a wide geometrical band above the base of
the neck, and two lines below in black. The design is painted in underglaze black
which becomes brownish yellow where it is in thin touches. The vase has been coated
with a white slip, and has an unctuous dark cream-coloured glaze. The piece is
stained in cloudy patches by age and use. Tzii' Chou ware. 14 inches high. Ming.

This piece was exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 191 1, and is illustrated

in the catalogue.

764. VASE OF SIMILAR SHAPE and make to the above, the design drawn in outline

only. The ornament on the band round neck contains, apparently, a representation

"
of four cash."

Lent by G. Eumorfopotdos, Esq.

765. FLAT BOWL WITH SPOUT, early greyish porcelain, with a thick, opaque, deep

cream glaze finely crackled and of dullish texture, inside much worn by use. An

elegant example of the period, if inches high, 5 inches wide. Sung.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

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