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PLATE LXXI
Vase with ovoid body, short, straight neck, and wide
mouth ; the base formed by a saucer which has been dropped
in and secured by the glaze. Grey porcellanous ware with
sea-green celadon glaze. Carved ornament in horizontal
bands ; a broad belt of peony scroll in low relief, below which
is a band of stiff, pointed leaves ; on the shoulder, a band of
false gadroons with conventional foliage, and above it a foliage
scroll.
Ch'u Chou ware. 15th century. H. 12".
In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.
