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293. TWOVASE WITH HANDLES, in white paste of a different tint, with deUcately

carved design of vine branches and bunches of grapes. Yung Cheng. 6| inches high.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

294. VASE WITH CYLINDRICAL NECK, pure white glazed porcelain, with a dragon

incised in the paste and the Unes filled in with underglaze blue. Height 7 inches.

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

295. CYLINDRICAL WINE POT, of creamy white crackled porcelain, with lizards encircling

the body and forming the spout, handle and cover. 7 inches high. Ming period.

296. SMALL DOUBLE GOURD BOTTLE, of fine white porcelain, with sohd, brilhant

tomato-red enamel. Height 3^ inches. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

297. WHITE GLAZED PORCELAIN BOTTLE, with a dragon of white porcelain

encirchng the neck. io| inches high. K'ang-Hsi.

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

298. VASE WITH HEAVY EMBOSSED ORNAMENT IN CREAMY WHITE PORCE-

LAIN. Two handles have evidently been broken away from the neck. Fukien.

Ming period. 8^ inches high. i8th century or earlier.

This piece is interesting as being obviously a copy in Chinese porcelain of an
Italian shape of the i6th century.

299. SOFTLY FLUTED BOWL OF CREAMY WHITE PORCELAIN. 5 inches wide

and zh inches high. Sung. This is probably the oldest piece in this case, and is put

here for comparision A collection of white Sung pieces will be found in Room IV.

300. SEATED FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST DISCIPLE, in white biscuit porcelain.

3j inches high. K'ang-Hsi.

301. COMPANION FIGURE TO THE ABOVE.

Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.

AND302. JAR COVER, of soft creamy glazed porcelain in imitation of a wicker basket.

4^ inches high. Sung.

303. INCENSE BURNER, in white porcelain, made in imitation of an early bronze vessel.

5j inches high by 5 inches wide. Ming period.

WHITE304. SPILL JAR, with carved landscape, river, trees and a bridge. 5 inches high.

This piece was made by Wang Ping Jung about 1830.

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