Page 588 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE CXXXIV

Ewer (hu p'ing) with flattened pear-shaped body, tall
slender neck with spreading mouth, low foot, long handle
with eyelet for attaching the lid, and long spout braced to the
neck with a palm scroll ; silver lid. Porcelain enamelled with

turquoise-green, leaf green, and tomato red. On the back

and front is a heart-shaped panel lightly moulded in relief,
and painted with a Buddhist lion sporting with a ball of brocade;
on the sides, a red plum-blossom diaper interrupted by four
quatrefoil panels of flowers and four ju-i ornaments. Similar
panels on the neck, with pendent jewels and a border of stiff
plantain leaves ; symbols on the foot, spout, and handle.

The turquoise- green, which is a feature of this piece, is an
enamel peculiar to Ming porcelains. It was replaced in the
next dynasty by a violet-blue enamel.

Chia Ching period. H. a/25".
In the possession of Mr. H. J. Oppenheim.