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PLATE LVIII

     Vase with finely turned ovoid body, short neck, and
expanding mouth. Buff-grey stoneware with a coating of
white slip and an almost transparent glaze minutely crackled

and clouded with reddish stains due to burial. The base is

unglazed.

     This type of ware has been found in the southern part of

the province of Chihli, and is reputed to have been made at

Kuliihsien or Kichownan. Both towns are in the region of
Ting-chou.

     Sung dynasty. H. 1275".
                                   In the possession of Mr. F. N. Schiller.
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