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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE XVIII

band of scroll-lotus, the centre of each flower bearing
a circular Shon character.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 11J4 inches.

477. CYLINDRICAL VASE, club-shaped. Cover-

ed with a frog-spawn ground on which are red, yellow,

black, and rose daisies, and three p'an-lung (water-drag-

ons), one rose-colored, the others yellow, descending

between three large quadrilateral white reserves, out-

lined in broad yellow and narrow green lines, with

rounded corners, scalloped bottoms, and foliated tops

with curls and jii-i heads at the corners, enclosing elab-

orately decorated flower-baskets, with black handles

and black decorated rims, in which are red, yellow,

and blue chrysanthemums, and red lotus, peonies, and

prunus with leaves of varying green.

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

478. DOUBLE-GOURD BOTTLE on a carved

ebony stand. Covered with sprays of red and rose
chrysanthemum, red prunus, red and yellow asters,
with black and green, yellow, and rose, butterflies on a

ground of pale-green frog-spawn, with four large re-
serves shaped as leaves and fruit, showing the flowers

of the four seasons, peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, and

prunus, with appropriate birds. On the shoulder a

border with semi-blossoms of red and white, rose-

colored and yellow prunus, with deep green leaves in

triplets, between four white reserves shaped alternately
as pomegranate and "hand of Buddha," containing
sprays of rose prunus and yellow and white lotus.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 17 inches.

479. CYLINDRICAL VASE, club-shaped. Sprays

of conventional lotus, red, yellow, rose, and purple,
with rose and yellow butterflies on a rich green frog-
spawn ground, support four quadrilateral white re-

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