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CASE XXIVj THE MORGAN COLLECTION •

on the back a large arabesque border capped with lotus

flowers.

Mark: A seal in two rings.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter 23^ inches.

TWO570, 571. LIONS moulded in the usual con-

ventional type of large size and decorated with enamel

colors of K'ang-hsi date. One has the brocaded ball

(hsiu ch'iu), the other a cub. The red flames on the

shoulders and hips, generally taken to be marks of its

supernatural character, represent probably the presence

of wings in the archaic model, derived doubtless from
Indo-Persian sources. The lions are posed upon four-

sided pedestals, decorated in panels with flowers of the

four seasons.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height \S% inches.

TWO572, 573. CANDLESTICKS. Traditional ec-

clesiastical type of candlestick, two of which are in-

tended to stand on the altar, on either side of a lion

when the latter figures as an incense-burner.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 12 inches.

574. LIONESS, seated on a pedestal with cub.
From her back springs a hexagonal tube with foliated
top, for incense. The pedestal has a pierced foliated

medallion at front and back, and is decorated with

diapers and flowers.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 14 inches.

TWO575, 576. LIONS with cubs.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).
Height 6}i inches. Length 5 ^4 inches.

577. HORSE with saddle and bridle. Splashed

with green, red, and yellow.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

7XHeight inches. Length 7J2 inches.

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