Page 492 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson
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PLATE CX
Vase with baluster body, tall, slender neck with spreading
mouth, and spreading base. Two handles on the neck issuing
from dragon heads. Porcelain with designs outlined in
threads of clay (cloisonne style) and washed in with coloured
—glazes turquoise, brownish yellow, and impure white in a
dark violet-blue ground. On the sides, lotus plants in waves,
and insects ; a petal border on the shoulder. On the neck a
band of stiff plantain leaves and a band of pendent jewels
with a ridge between. Scrolls on the base. The bottom is
splashed with green glaze, and shows in the unglazed parts a
Areddish biscuit. good example of san ts'ai or " three-
colour " ware, see p. 17.
15th century. H. 115".
In the possession of Mr. H. J. Oppenheim.
