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CASE XL] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

buck and rose-colored doe tripping by brilliant blue

rocks with red peony, asters, ling-chih, and overhanging
prunus; framed in an eight-pointed pale blue star, with

red lotus flowers in each ray on a ground of deep rose
with alternating trellis and swastika diapers and blue
and yellow flowers.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 7^ inches.

985. OCTAGONAL PLATE. Woman and boy in

boat approaching one on shore with a child slung on her

back beneath willow and red prunus trees; framed in a

deep blue star, with red lotus in each ray, on a diapered

rose ground.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 73^ inches.

986,987. TWO OCTAGONAL PLATES. Sprays

of flowers and geometric design in deep rose and deli-
cate enamel colors, with four intervals enclosing floral

scrolls in black.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Diameter 73^ inches.

988 to 993. SIX OCTAGONAL PLATES. A fam-

iliar scene showing a lady seated and two children, sur-

rounded by objects of taste and utility; poorly drawn;

the edges have eight oblong reserves with sprays of flow-

ering plants on a rose ground.

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

993A. HANGING GLOBE. A beautiful little hang-

ing globe, with pierced openwork sides and small, round
cover, delicately enamelled with bright colors and gild-
ing of the reign of K'ang-hsi. The decoration con-

sists of sprays of peony flowers, arranged in medallions,
spandrels, and encircling bands, with grounds pierced
in a hexagonal pattern. The solid borders of this
pierced work, and the rims, are overlaid with a fme

brocade studded with prunus blossoms shaded alter-

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