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CASE XX] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

with two upright quadrilateral reserves showing similar
seals and landscapes, one with a seven-starred con-
stellation in the left upper corner. The square seal
which is repeated in several of the reserve panels of the
decoration of this vase is Chii Chii (Bamboo Retreat),
and represents the studio name of the artist decorator.

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

511. LARGE BOWL. In a purple boat under a

yellow-topped canopy with green border are travellers;

a bearded man, in black hat and rose-edged purple robe,

sits at a table drinking with another dressed in green

with a pink sash; to the left an attendant in green

brings a yellow flask. To the right another man clad

in yellow, with a black hat, is talking to one in a rose-

colored blouse and green skirt outside the canopy. An-

other in a green blouse, purple breeches, and a straw hat

sculls with a large yellow oar. Forward, a bare-

headed person in purple blouse and white breeches

crouches, drawing wine from an urn. To the left are

vast purple and green rocks, a shooting cataract, and

umbrageous trees. To the right are also rocks and

trees in bewildering perspective. Above the boat ap-

pears the yellow crescent moon, and two groups of
yellow stars. One third of the outer surface of the

piece is occupied by twenty-two columns of Chinese

characters descriptive of the excursion depicted.

Mark: Ta Ch'ing Kang-hsi nien chih (Made in the

reign of K'ang-hsi of the great Ch'ing dynasty).

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

512. BEAKER VASE. Intricate and fantastic

decoration in transparent enamels in the southern

Mongol style. Height 18 inches.

Ch'ien-lung (i 736-1 795).

513. OVOID JAR, with cylindrical cover. Dec-

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