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CASE VII] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

172. OVOID BOTTLE with short bulbous neck.
Height 5 inches.
Equestrian figures and scenery.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

173, 174. TWO PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLES with

spreading Hps. Chrysanthemums and other flowers.

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

175, 176. TWO OVOID JARS. Lange Lijsen and

flowers alternating in four panels. 3KHeight inches.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

177, 178. TWO MINIATURE FISH-JARS with

wooden handles. Figure and landscape decoration in

dark blue.

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

179. MINIATURE OVOID VASE with convex

collar. Ladies and flowers alternating in six panels.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height ^j4 inches.

180. SMALL PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE. Ladies

and flowering plants.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 3^^ inches.

180A. TALL CLUB-SHAPED VASE of imposing

size brilliantly decorated in vivid shades of cobalt blue,

with a moving scene representing the progress of a
Chinese Emperor, perhaps the luxurious Yang Ti of the
Sui dynasty (seventh century, A. D.) through his do-
minions. The emperor is seated in a state junk, sur-
rounded by mandarins and with court ladies playing

music, passing through the usual scenes along the river

banks. The shoulder of the vase is encircled by a band
of diverse brocade pattern, interrupted by panels of
po ku emblems. The lower half of the cylindrical neck

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