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CASE IV] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

Mark'. An open lozenge (fang-sheng) tied with fillets.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter 16 inches.

67, 68. TWO TALL VASES with wide, bulbous

necks, spreading lips and bases. Powder-blue, with

reserve panels painted in under-glaze blue with land-

scapes, po ku emblems and flowers, filled in with over-
glaze iron red in some of the details and with occasional

touches of gold.

K'ang-hsi (1662- 1722). Height 18X inches.

(plate xii)

69. OVIFORM VASE with cylindrical neck and

spreading lip. The three figures in the decoration of
this vase are Fu, Lu, and Shou, the Taoist star gods
of happiness, rank and longevity. The longevity
characters on the neck are alternated with swastika

synibols, the combination reading wan shou (a myriad

ages!). Height 17 inches.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

(plate V, CENTRE)

70 to 72. GARNITURE OF THREE PIECES: two

ovoid jars with caps, and beaker vase. Powder-blue,

with reserves of varied forms showing the flowers of the

four seasons, with birds and insects. One jar and the

beaker have gold decoration on the blue.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 13K and 18 inches.
(plate VI, NOS. 70 AND 72.)

73 to 76. GARNITURE OF FOUR PIECES: two

ginger-jars, and two pear-shaped bottles with long,
bulbous necks. Powder-blue; reserves of various shape

showing emblems and sprays of flowering plants and

birds in blue.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 10 and 12 inches.

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