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92. FLATTENED OCTAGONAL JAR OF PORCELAIN, blue and yellow ground, with

two handles and coral-red tassels decorated with landscape panels and the ground
;

enriched with brillantly painted ornament. Late i8th century. Ch'ien Lung.

Lent by G. B. Blair, Esq.

93. SILK CARPET, square, closely woven, yellow ground sown with emblems, blue five-

claw dragon in centre and four smaller dragons in corners. Interior border of wave
pattern and rock (a suggestion of the Fortunate Islands) ; exterior border of blues,
pinks, yellows, green, and white simulating a fringe. Fringe on two sides. 42 inches

by 42 inches.

Lent by Mrs. R. H. Benson

CASE F

94. INCENSE BURNER, with carved wood cover and stand ; jade knob on cover.

95. INCENSE BURNER, of bronze splashed with gold. Wood stand. Probably i8th

century.

Lent by G. T. Veitch, Esq.

96. PAIR OF CARVED RHINOCEROS HORNS, in richly carved wooden stand.

Lent by G. B. Blair, Esq.

97. INCENSE BURNER AND STAND, both in bronze with silver inlay. Elephants'

heads as knobs.

Lent by G. T. Veitch, Esq.

97a. CARVED AND GILDED SCREEN, in lacquered wood with painted panel in centre.

22 inches by 27 inches. i8th century.

97b. CHINESE RUG, in richly coloured wools, showing Persian influence in the design.

66 inches by 36 inches.

98. THREE COROMANDEL LACQUER PANELS, carved with figures, in one frame.

Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

CASEG

IN BOTTOM OF CASE A COLLECTION OF 250 SNUFF BOTTLES
REPRESENTING ALMOST EVERY FORM OF THE
CHINESE MINIATURE ART OF THE i8th
CENTURY

The materials comprise lacquer, jade, carnelian, agate, jasper, chalcedony, amber,
glass, porcelain, painted enamel on metal, wood, horn, ivory, coral, felspar, malachite.
Many of the examples, particularly those in porcelain and glass, are richly painted,
and the whole collection will repay exhaustive study, (plate iv.)

The entire collection is lent by C. S. Holberton, Esq.