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PLATE LIII

     Ewer with reeded handle and spout issuing from a dragon's
head ; the body which consists of white porcelain is shaped in
eight lobes. The glaze which is of the Ting type is ivory-
white and does not cover the base. This specimen may be as
early as the T'ang dynasty.

     Sung dynasty or earlier. H. 7*5".

                                       In the possession of the Misses Alexander.
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