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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE XXXI

shows a dark green sea, with six white foam-crests al-

ternating with red prunus flowers.

Mark: Ta Ming Ch'eng-hua nien chih (Made in the

—reign of Ch'eng-hua of the great Ming dynasty).

[ 1 465-1 487 apocryphal .]

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter 8>^ inches.

BOWL801. on five-footed ebony stand. Dark

green, with flowers in white reserve on the outside; in

the bottom a rose-tinted ling-chih.

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter 8^^ inches.

802. STANDING FIGURE. In occidental black

jacket, yellow breeches, and black riding boots. (Dutch

admiral.)

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 11J2 inches.

803. JAR with ebony cover and stand. Decorated

with conventional flowers with scroll stems and leaves

in light, dull green on a pale yellow ground; above is a
red border with white flowers.

K'ang-hsi (i 662-1 722). Height Cf% inches.

CASE XXXll

804. GREEN HAWTHORN BEAKER. Decorated

on a brilliant green ground with profuse and bold
drawing of white magnolia and red and yellow peonies
springing from behind purple rocks whereon stands a
pheasant in red, green, and yellow plumage.

Mark: Ta Ming Ch'eng-hua nien chih (Made in the

—reign of Ch'eng-hua of the great Ming dynasty). [1465-

1487 apocryphal.]

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 28 inches.

(plate lxvi)

805. CYLINDRICAL VASE, club-shaped, with

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