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OF CHINESE PORCELAINS [CASE XLIII

cocks in two radiating spaces, the rest peony scroll-work
in delicate colors and gold.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795).

Cup: Diameter 3X inches.

Saucer: Diameter 5 inches.

CASE XLIV

1069. OVOID VASE with short neck and spreading

lip. The main decoration of this vase is composed of

—the pine, bamboo, and prunus Read: Sung chu met (the
—three floral friends) penciled in cobalt blue, and sprays

of the same flowers appear, painted in green, in the

band which decorates the interior of the neck.

—Mark: Ch'eng-hua. [1465-1487 apocryphal.]

K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 17 inches.

1070. 1072. TWO OCTAGONAL BEAKERS with

rectilinear central band, wide mouths and spreading
bases. Covered with ground of red scroll-work on
which red peony and chrysanthemum blossoms, with
bright green and blue leaves, are arranged between fol-
iated sunken panels on the neck and base, in white re-

serve enclosing, alternately, landscapes and birds

among flowers. The central band has leaf-shaped

white reserves containing flowers and landscapes alter-

nately. Round the lip and base, and above and below

the centre are gold scroll borders separated by a white
line and a trellis border in black on pink with red plum
blossoms at the divisions.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 19X inches.

1071. OCTAGONAL MANDARIN VASE, with pro-

jecting rim and cover surmounted by a lion. The

ground is a red diaper on which red peonies, with green
and greenish-blue leaves and white plum blossoms are

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