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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE XVI

centre piece shows an exquisitely drawn view of the
Taoist paradise with a group of their immortal hermits
dispatching wands of fate by cranes; one of them is
seen on the back of the vase on his mission to the tem-

ple in mid-ocean. Seal-mark of reign.

Chia-ch'ing (1796-1820). Height 123^ and 1 1 inches.

446. VASE with bell-shaped cover. Isolated pru-

nus blossoms on a ground of deep-green cracked ice,

with leaf-shaped and other reserves filled with floral

and other designs.

Yung-cheng (i 723-1735). Height 16 inches.

447. PEAR-SHAPED JAR with cover. Celadon,

with leaf-shaped reserves containing sprays of flowers
and insects. Rose border at the shoulder and base.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height io>^ inches.

448 to 45 1 . FOUR ROSE-BACKED PLATES, egg-

shell porcelain. In the centre, on a ground of black
Y-pattern on light greenish-blue, a white foliated hexa-
gon or octagon outlined in gold and black encloses a
lady seated in a slender chair, richly attired and vari-

ously occupied. In the foreground are children in rich

dresses, and a profusion of accessories in the way of

vases, fruits, flowers, musical instruments, toys, books,
furniture and ornaments.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 8 inches.

(no. 449, PLATE xxi)

452, 457. TWO ROSE-BACKED PLATES, egg-

shell porcelain. In the centre a lady, in costume of

pale rose and yellow-green, elaborately embroidered

in black, and a deep, purple-blue scarf, a rose camellia

in her black hair, sits on a low ebony bench and looks

down on three children in the foreground.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 8 inches.

(plate xxv)

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