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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
tery, which are sometimes from their archaic aspect mis-
taken for productions of the Sung dynasty: tiie marks
record the names of two potters, probably brothers,
who are said to have Hved early in the eighteenth cen-
tury.
The last potter's mark* is taken from an eggshell
tea-cup in the collection, and gives the name and birth-
place of the artist, Yu-feng, being the ancient name of
the modern city of K'un-shan, Hsien, in the province of
Kiang-su. His studio name is inscribed on the accom-
panying saucer, being Yu Chai, or "Quiet Pavilion"
(see above, p. Ixvi).
WU CH^N HSIEN YAO KOMINGHSIANGCHIH KOYUAN HSINGCHIH
" Pottery of Wu "Made by Ko
"Made by Ko
Chen-hsien" Ming-hsiang"
Yuan-hsiang"
YU FENG YANG LIN
"
Yang Lin of YQ-fang"
The seals and marks given above are generally in-
scribed underneath the feet of the pieces. There is
another series often attached to inscriptions, forming
part of the decoration on the body of the vase, these
*Cf. Burlington Magapne August and September, 1906.
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