Page 632 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson
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Wine jar with wide ovoid body, short, straight neck and
wide mouth ; unglazed base, almost flat. Porcelain painted in
dark and light shades of blue under the glaze. On the body,
a mountain landscape with trees, shrubs, and a pavilion half
hidden in mist, in which a man and two boy attendants are
watching the approach of mounted visitors with their atten-
dants on foot. Band of stork and cloud pattern on the shoulder
and a band of crested waves above the base ; trellis pattern on
the neck.
About 1500. H. 135".
In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.
