Page 648 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE CXLIX

Fig. i. Cup in the shape of a large lotus leaf with handle and

supports beneath in the form of stalks, buds, and smaller leaves
of the plant. Porcelain with details in underglaze blue and

green enamel. The blue on the exterior of the leaf is mottled,
and the stalks are a dark leaf green. Below the lip in front is
the mark of the Hsuan Te period (1426-35) in six characters.

15th century. L. 575".

In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.

Fig. 2. Wine-pot in the form of a peach with branches forming
the handle and spout, and a filler on the top shaped like a
many-petalled flower. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
with pomegranate designs with fruit and flowers.

The peach, pomegranate, and finger citron are three fruits
which symbolise the Three Abundances of years, children

and happiness.

The peach-shaped wine-pot occurs in Chinese porcelain

of all periods. It is usual in the later specimens to find the
hole for filling under the base, and this form was adapted in
the well-known Rockingham teapots.

1 6th century. H. 7".
In the possession of Mr. T. H. Green.