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CASE XXVIll] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

red and yellow fire-emblems; on sides red, yellow, and

green nebulae.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter 43^ inches.

758. SQUARE BOX. On the top is a green, red,

and yellow pheasant on a green and red rock, with red
and yellow peonies behind it, enclosed in a border of
black rice-pattern on yellow; the edge of lid has a black
scroll border on rose; the sides are covered with black

star-work and flowered hexagon on yellow, with foliated
reserves showing the flowers of the four seasons.
K'ang-hsi (i 662-1 722).

Height 2 inches. Width 4 inches.

759. TRIPOD STAND with trefoil-shaped top.

The top is covered with black star-pattern on green, on
which a vase containing three peacock feathers and a

branch of aubergine coral, another with aubergine lotus,
and a third with a branch of yellow and aubergine
peaches, together with other precious objects are ar-

ranged. The legs show green and yellow-flowered

lozenge-work with three inverted green ju-i heads.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

4^Height inches. Length 8}4 inches.

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760. STAND, for scrolls or brushes. The top is

grounded with green cracked-ice, with a central foliated
reserve showing a landscape in rose and varying shades
of green, flanked by two reserves with rose-colored
water dragons and ling-chih on a yellow ground. The

— —ebony stand is finely carved as bamboo, prunus, and

pine, "the three friends," with key-pattern borders.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).

6%Height inches. Length 14 inches.

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