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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE VIII

is decorated with bands of brocaded design, separated

above by a prominent ring, above which we see, on the

upper half, a company of Taoist genii crossing the waves
of the Cosmic sea. The company includes Tung-fang

So, carrying the branch of peaches on his shoulder
which he has stolen from the tree of life, riding on a

lotus leaf; Liu Han, accompanied by his familiar, the

three-legged toad, and Wen Ti, the god of literature,

posed on the head of a fish dragon and wielding a pencil

brush.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 31 >^ inches.

CASE VIH

181, 182. TWO CYLINDRICAL VASES, tapering

with spreading necks. With foliated medallions and

large floral ornament in reserve on blue.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 19 inches.

183. OVOID JAR with cover. Chrysanthemum

and other decoration, and three large reserves with

landscape and flowers.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 15 inches.

184. TRIPLE-GOURD BOTTLE. Decoration of

emblems and flowers.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 1^1 inches.

185. 186. TWO OVOID BOTTLES with tapering

necks and pyramidal bases. Fan devices and em-

blems alternating in six panels,

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

187. HAWTHORN JAR with ebony cover.

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

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