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PLATE CXLI
Vase of bronze form with flattened pear-shaped body,
high neck, slightly expanding at the mouth, spreading foot,
and two elephant handles ; the lip and the base-rim are of
quatrefoil outline. Fine white porcelain with thick glaze of
faintly greenish tint and dull lustre. Painted in underglaze
blue of two tones, a light blue shaded with dark. On the front
and back are two moulded leaf-shaped panels with rocks and
symbolic plants and clouds ; in one, an ancient pine and in
—the other a peach and ling chih fungus all emblems of
longevity. Above and beside the panels are ju-i cloud scrolls
(" propitious clouds ") ; on the neck are stiff plantain leaves
and on the stem false gadroons. The base is hollow and
glazed inside, and there is grit on the raw edge of the foot-rim.
15th century. H. 85".
In the possession of Mr. Charles Russell.
