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Vase with pear-shaped body, wide neck, and spreading

mouth, and four projecting ribs on the side and on the foot.
Fine white porcelain, following closely a bronze model in

form and ornament ; white glaze with faintly bluish tone,

which is more prominent where the glaze has run thickly.

Moulded designs. On the body a ground of key-fret or

" cloud and thunder " pattern (lei wen) over which are k'uei

dragons, interrupted by the ribs ; below this the body is

Onreeded. Onthe foot, similar designs. the neck, stiff

leaves engraved with fret patterns, and below the lip a key-fret

border. The foot is hollow and glazed inside, and the raw

edge of the rim shows a fine white body.

The style of this exquisite vase recalls some of the illus-

trations in the famous album of Hsiang Yuan-p'ien.
Ju type. Sung dynasty. H. 575".

In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.