Page 153 - J. P Morgan Collection of Chinese Art and Porcelain

OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE I

Mark: Within a double ring, outline of a pair of fish,

suspended by fillets. Diameter 20K inches.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

2 to 4. GARNITURE OF THREE VASES. Pow-

der-blue, with white reserves containing decorations of

landscapes, flowering plants, etc. The blue ground

overlaid with arabesques in gold.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height I'jji and 16 inches.

(plate III)

5. LONG-NECKED BOTTLE with bulbous neck.

Powder-blue, with reserves of various shapes containing

decoration of chrysanthemums and pinks.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 17J2 inches.

6 to 10. GARNITURE OF FIVE PIECES: three

ovoid vases with mandarin caps, and two cylindrical
club-shaped vases. Powder-blue. Reserves in various
shapes containing designs of landscapes, figures, and
floral ornament, the blue ground overlaid with ara-
besques in gold. The large central panels of foliated
outline are filled with a series of dramatic scenes from

a Chinese play, probably the Hsi Hsiang Chi (Story of
the Western Pavilion).
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 17 J4 and 16^/5^ inches.

II. OVOID VASE with short, straight neck. Pow-

der-blue, with reserves containing decoration of chry-

santhemums and peach blossoms in alternate panels.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 9 inches.

12 to 14. EWER AND TWO CYLINDRICAL

VASES. Powder-blue, with reserves of various shapes

containing floral and other ornament, the blue over-
laid on the ewer with a reticulated or broken-ice pat-

—tern, and on the others with arabesques, all in gold.

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