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CASE XLIV] THE MORGAN COLLECTION

arranged, and is interrupted by eight vertical foliated

white intaglio reserves in which are painted, alternately,

landscapes and birds among flowers in brilliant colors,

heightened with gold. Reserves, alternately leaf- or

fruit-shaped, encircle the neck, which, with the lid, is

decorated like the body. Round the lip of the vase,

and the rim of the lid is a key-pattern in black on blue-

green; above this on the lid are black trellis-work bor-

ders on blue-green and on blue.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 26 inches.

1073. BOTTLE with rudimentary handles. A strik-

ing articulated vase of the Ch'ien-lung period, moulded

with an outer casing, which is pierced with three open-

work panels, so that a floral decoration on the central

cylindrical core of the vase may be seen through the

piercing. The foot, modelled as part of the piece to

allow it to revolve, is glazed coral red underneath; it

has four spur marks, but no seal.

Ch'ien-lung (1736-1795). Height 20 inches.

1074. OVOID VASE with short neck and spread-

ing lip. White porcelain decorated with sprays of
peony, chrysanthemum, convolvulus, magnolia, and
other flowers, with butterflies in enamel colors on rose

ground with elaborate scroll-pattern incised in the
paste. There are two large quadrilateral white re-

serves with indented corners. One showing Fu Hsing,

the god of happiness, standing under a dark green pine-
tree, his scarlet robe embroidered with gold bats and

nebulae, facing a boy who offers him a pale blue ju-i
sceptre. The other shows Shou Lao, the god of longev-

ity, dressed in bright rose and dull green, with his staff
and a peach, which he offers to a boy in a green coat and

red trousers. He also stands under a pine-tree, and
a bridge is seen in the distance. On the neck are two

foliated white reserves, one showing a boy in blue and

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