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790. SHALLOW VASE " of early porcelain, on three short feet, and with two
HSIEN,"
—simple applied handles ; soft celadon glaze broadly crackled. 2 J inches high, 4 inches
wide. Sung Ming.
Lent by William Burton, Esq.
791. ELEGANT BOWL OF EARLY PORCELAIN GREY, the so-called conventional
" feather " design on the outside sharply cut. The inside bears an elegantly designed
rich floral pattern which has been most skilfully carved out of the clay before the
pieces were fired. Some bowls of this period bear patterns that have been moulded,
but this is one of the carved examples. 2 inches high, 5 inches wide. Sung.
This piece was exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1911, and is illustrated
in the catalogue.
Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.
792. BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE, with short wide neck, of early porcelain devoid of orna-
—ment, but covered with a thick bright green celadon glaze broadly crackled. 6J inches
high. Sung Ming.
Lent by William Burton, Esq.
793. BOWL OF EARLY PORCELAIN, fine simple shape, recalling a vessel carved
in stone. It bears a thick much-crackled and deeply stained celadon glaze, with a line
of brown glaze on the rim. 2j inches high, y\ inches wide. Early Ming.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
y()4. SHALLOW BOWL OF EARLY PORCELAIN ; the inside bears a design crisply carved
in the clay before firing. Very strong, free piece of work with a thick olive green
c61adon glaze of fine quality. 3 inches high, 7 inches diameter. Sung, (plate xv.)
Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.
795. FLAT SAUCER, softly fluted in the inside and bearing a modelled design of water-lily
leaves and flowers, early porcelain, with an unusual yellow tinge of celadon glaze.
A fine Une of warm brown has been drawn round the rim. 5^ inches diameter. Ming.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
796. SHALLOW BOWL OF EARLY PORCELAIN, with rich oily green celadon glaze
strongly crackled with brown lines. The piece has been lined and mounted with
pewter, probably in modem times, to make an ink pot. 2J inches high, 4^ inches
wide. Early Ming.
Lent by William Burton, Esq.
797. STANDING FIGURE OF GOD OF WAR (KWAN-TI), on a base of roughly
modelled reddish brown stoneware, with a greyish celadon glaze much-crackled with
strongly marked brown hues. 8J inches high. Ming.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
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