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422. DEEP BOWL, with powder-blue ground decorated with sprays of prunus in

rehef in the white, and touched in with underglaze red. 8 inches wide and 4 inches

deep. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

423 and 424. PAIR OF LARGE WHITE PORCELAIN DISHES, with powder-blue

ground and reserved panels in white, brilliantly decorated in centre with kylins and

Fang Kwan birds (Phoenix). Smaller oval reserved panels in the borders painted with

emblems and animals. Diameter 16 inches. K'ang-Hsi.

Such plates are not only of distinctive quality, but are very rare.

Lent by Dr. A. E. Cumberbatch

425. BALUSTER-SHAPED VASE, without cover; dark powder-blue ground with

dehcately-drawn arabesque ornament in gold outline. Height 9 inches. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by G. B. Blair, Esq.

426. CYLINDRICAL VASE OF WHITE PORCELAIN, with clouded powder-blue
K'ang-Hsi.
ground, and painting of water-lilies in leaf gold. Height 9^ inches.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

427. JAR OF FINE WHITE PORCELAIN, decorated with floral pattern in cobalt blue.

Flowers painted in underglaze red, and the inside glazed with cdadon. 14 inches

high. K'ang-Hsi.

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

428 and 429. PAIR OF BOWLS IN WHITE PORCELAIN deep powder-blue ground
;

with incised pattern of dragons among waves. The dragons and the flaming jewel

are painted in underglaze red, and the ground on the outside of the bowls is in deep

powder-blue. Diameter 6 inches, height 3 inches. K'ang-Hsi.

— —The four bowls in this case, lent by Mr. Alexander 413 and 414, and 428 and 429

are of remarkable quality, both technically and artistically.

Lent by W. C. Alexander, Esq.

430 and 431. TWO FLAT PLATES OR LARGE SAUCERS, greyish clouded powder-

blue ground with black rims. Painted in leaf gold over the glaze with flower sprays

and birds, the gilding much worn. Diameter 8 inches. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.

432 and 433. PAIR OF BOTTLE-SHAPED VASES, with cylindrical necks, in white

porcelain, with paUsh, clouded, powder-blue ground and reserved ogee-shaped panels
in white painted with floral sprays in famUle verte colours. Bands of gilding in
geometrical patterns encircle the tops of the necks. 11 inches high. K'ang-Hsi.

Lent by Dr. A. E. Cumberbatch

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