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CASE X] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

271,272. TWO MINIATURE TEA-POTS. Fig-

ures, etc. Height 2]>4 inches.

Mark: On one, a shell.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

273. MINIATURE TEA-POT. Floral designs on

blue ground. 3KHeight inches.

Mark: A leaf.

K'ang-hsi (i 662-1 722).

247. MINIATURE BOTTLE. Floral designs on

blue reserves. 2^Height inches.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

275. MINIATURE VASE, ovoid. Dark blue flow-

ers.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height ^^4 inches.

CASE XI

TWO276, 277. PLATES. Dramatic scenes suc-

cessive to that represented on the plate No. 154, and

with a similar six-character mark, Ta Ch'ing Kang-hsi

nien chih.

Kang-hsi (1662- 1722). Diameter 10 J^ inches.

TWO278, 279. VASES. One of graceful outline

and pleasing decoration, having the neck defined by

a prominent ring in the middle, decorated with sprays

of prunus standing out in white relief, emphasized by a

background of shaded blue. The body is covered in

a similar style with magnolia trees, the white of the

blossoms of which are heightened by blue halos.

The beaker is of similar style decorated with blossom-

ing prunus trees growing from rocks, together with an

occasional spray of bamboo and pine. The mark of

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