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PLATE XLIV
Basin of fine white porcellanous ware with ivory white
glaze. The mouth-rim is unglazed and bound with copper.
The outside is carved with a pattern of overlapping lotus
petals in three rows, and there is a groove below the lip.
Inside is a carved lotus design with flower, leaf, seed-pod, and
tendrils in scroll form.
A specimen of unusual size and quality.
Ting ware. Sung dynasty. D. 12".
In the possession of the Misses Alexander.
