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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE XXVI

TWO676, 677. LIONS, seated on quadrilateral

pedestals; one with chu, the other with a cub. The

bodies dull green tricked with rose and red; the cub is

yellow. The pedestals have butterflies and flowers,

interrupted by the overhanging mat, the corners of
which are modelled as ling-chih sacred fungus.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 20 inches.

(plate xxxvi)

—678. PHGENIX WINE-POT. The sacred fungus

ling-chih modelled below the breast and on the neck

of the pot ; the whole in rich green, red, yellow, and gold.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 11 inches.

679. COCK. Painted in brilliant enamels.

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

680 to 685. SIX STATUETTES of Chinese seated

on pedestals. Clad in robes embroidered with varied

designs; geometric and floral decoration on the pedes-
tals; the whole in bright enamels. These six little

statuettes are all figures of Taoist character, but most of
them have lost their specific attributes, so that they are
difficult of identification. No. 681, however, is an

exception, as he still holds in his hand a flute, the dis-

tinctive attribute of Han Hsiang Tzu, one of the group
of Pa Hsien, the well-known "eight Immortals."

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 6 inches.

686. WINE-POT, shaped as a monkey, seated,
Height 5J< inches.
eating a peach. Deep aubergine.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

687 to 691. GARNITURE OF FIVE OCTAGONAL

PIECES: three ovoid jars with bell lids, and two bul-

bous vases with handles; on four-footed stands. Floral

and geometric ornament in deep green, rose, and yellow.

8^K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height lo^ and inches.

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