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CASE XXXIX] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

947, 948. TWO CYLINDRICAL VASES with trum-

pet mouths and retreating bases. Blue, yellow, and
white chrysanthemum, etc., as on No. 944.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 14 inches.

949, 950. TWO CYLINDRICAL CUPS AND SAU-

CERS. Yellow and rose chrysanthemum with deep

green leaves on a black ground, with white reserves

enclosing flowers in rose, green, and yellow.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795).

Cups: Height 4^^ inches.

6^Saucers: Diameter inches.

951. CYLINDRICAL VASE with trumpet mouth

and retreating base. Rose, yellow, and blue chrysan-

themums with green scroll leaves on a ground of black

supporting two foliated oval reserves enclosing flower-

ing plants; lotus-capped arabesques above and below.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 13^^ inches.

952. PLATE, rose-backed. A lady seated, her left

arm resting on a table, her left foot across her knee, be-

side her two children, vases, etc.; on the rim three

sprays of flowers and three groups of fruit; the whole

in bright colors.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 8>^ inches.

953. SAUCER, rose-backed! A flycatcher in bril-

liant plumage on a twig of rose prunus spreading from

the right edge together with a branch of bamboo.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 8 inches.

954. SAUCER, rose-backed. Probably Lu Tung-

pin, one of the eight Immortals, in pale yellow robe,
sea-green trousers, and blue shoes, a black fly-brush in
his hand, riding on a mottled rose-colored monster with
curly black mane, beard, and tail, and a gold bell round

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