Page 332 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE LXX

Fig. i. Vase of flattened, bottle form, with pear-shaped body

and narrow neck with spreading quatrefoil mouth. Greyish

porcellanous ware, burnt a rusty red at the foot-rim, with a

soft grey-green celadon glaze with the dull lustre of a water-

worn stone. Two handles on the neck suggesting an elephant

Onhead and trunk, with rings in full relief. each side are

moulded designs in low relief ; a ju-i shaped panel enclosing

the characters shou (longevity) and fu (happiness) enclosed by

flowering sprays ; below the character shou is a formal hill
design (suggesting shou shan, " longevity of the hills "), and

beneath the fu is a formal wave design (suggesting fu hai,

** happiness boundless as the sea "). On the neck are a key

fret band and stiff plantain leaves. The glaze resembles that
found on Sung or Yuan specimens ; but the decoration points
to the probability of a Ming date. In the latter dynasty the

Lung-ch'uan potters moved to another centre at Ch'u Chou.
Ch'u Chou ware. Ming dynasty. H. 8".

In the possession of Mr. H. B. Harris.

Fig. 2. Bulb-bowl, of shallow bowl shape with three cloud-scroll
feet : below the lip, which is slightly contracted, is a channelled
band with rosette studs at regular intervals. Grey porcellanous
ware, with watery grey- green celadon glaze minutely crackled.

On the outside is a faintly carved floral scroll. The glaze has

run in large drops round the edge of the base, which is raw and
heavily browned. Inside, the glaze has accumulated towards
the centre, which is bare and burnt a reddish brown.

Ch'u Chou ware. 16th century. D. 16".

In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.