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PLATE CXLVI
Fig. i. Box of six-foil form. Porcelain with glaze of slightly
greyish cast, painted in underglaze blue of two tones, a light
blue shaded with dark. On the top of the cover is a figure of
the Immortal Ho Hsien Ku, the patroness of housewives,
with her ladle, and a bamboo and ling chih fungus and clouds
—on the sides are three emblems repeated a pair of scrolls, a
—ling chih fungus and a pearl in flames and a scroll border.
On the sides of the box, floral designs, and false gadroons.
The base is unglazed, and the glaze inside is washed on
thin and has browned in places. The blue on the sides is hazy
in outline, but clearer in the panel on the cover which is
skilfully drawn.
15th century. D. 44".
In the possession of Mr. H. J. Oppenheim.
Fig. 2. Octagonal box with rounded cover. Porcelain painted in
underglaze blue of good quality. On the top of the box a
garden landscape and two pheasants or phoenixes on a rock
receiving court from numerous small birds. On the side
facets are flowering plants and scrolls. The subject is appar-
ently a version of the " Hundred Birds paying court to the
Phcenix." Under the base is the mark of the Chia Ching
period (1522-66).
D. 11 5".
In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.
