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208. TEA-POT OF WHITE PORCELAIN, with handle coloured to represent bamboo,

brilliant famille verte colours. Early i8th century.

209. FIGURE OF A PRIEST, standing on richly ornamented pedestal, brilliant famille

verte colouring. 12^ inches high. Ming.

Lent by Dr. A. E. Cumberbatch

210. PLATE OF FINE WHITE PORCELAIN, decorated with floral spray bearing bird,

brilliantly painted in famille verte colours. 8^ inches diameter. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

TWO211 and 212. PLATES, of fine white porcelain, decorated with baskets of flowers
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famille verte colours. 8 inches diameter. K'ang-Hsi.

213. PORCELAIN BOWL, the inside coated with greenish turquoise enamel, the outside

decorated with a spray of flowers in yellow and white, green foliage on a ground
of aubergine ; in enamel colours, famille verte. K'ang-Hsi.

214. LARGE PLATE, white ground, with a group of ladies seated in a garden, painted in

rich famille verte colours. 13I inches diameter. K'ang-Hsi.

This is a remarkably strong example of this type of decoration.

215. WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, decorated outside with sprays of chrysanthemums,

yellow and green on aubergine ground. 7J inches diameter. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by Dr. A. E. Cumberbatch

216 and 217. PAIR OF KYLINS, on plinths, in famille verte colours. 5| inches high. Ming.

Lent by E. F. M. Susman, Esq.

218. LARGE EGG-SHELL SAUCER, with delicate turquoise green ground, decorated with

sky-dragons in conventional flames and clouds the back of the saucer in yellow.
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8^ inches diameter. Yung Cheng.

This is a fine example of the skilful and delicate work of this reign.

Lent by G. B, Blair, Esq.

219. PLATE, decorated with floral sprays and butterflies, in rich famille verte colours on a fine

white glaze, most delicately yet finely drawn. io| inches diameter. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by Dr. A. E. Cumberbatch

220 and 221. PAIR OF WHITE PORCELAIN BOWLS, decorated inside and out with a

green enamel ground, bearing incised floral sprays in white, with touches of manganese
brown and yellow on the leaves and stems. 8^ inches diameter.

Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

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