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symbols, with the leaf and a parcel of books below. The
other reserve is a tree with two
occupied by apparently prunus
birds and three insects. The neck is divided into three, the
lower ornamented four the collar with
part being by symbols,
joo-e heads, and the top part with four stems with flower heads.
Good pieces of this style belong to the Kang-he period (1661-
1722). This bottle has been slightly ground down at the top,
probably to get rid of a chip in the edge of the lip.
No. 233. Beaker vase.
Height, 17| inches; diameter, top
8 J inches, base 6J inches. Leaf mark. Except the two bands
of this vase covered with
triangle diaper-work, is entirely
trellis-work, in which are four reserves, top and bottom, decorated
with the immortals. This
eight pattern is not at all uncommon,
but some of the are much better in
pieces quality than others,
and their value varies Most of them
accordingly. probably
belong to the eighteenth century.
No. 234. Beaker vase. 18 inches. No mark. Here
Height,
the flowers are moulded in relief, which style of decoration is
"
known as "raised hawthorn; there is also " raised magnolia."
No. 235. vase. 11 inches. No mark,
Cylindrical Height, J
but two blue This is known as the "
rings. pattern dragon
on band," and as a rule the are of fine and fetch
pieces quality,
long prices.
No. 236. Aster bowl. Diameter, 8^ inches; height, 4
inches. Mark, chrysanthemum. In plates the asters generally
radiate from the centre, as shown here. Many of these aster
pieces are very fine.
No. 237. bottle with neck. 10
Pear-shaped long Height,
"
inches. No mark. This is known as the fan the
pattern,"
decoration as medallions.
being arranged fan-shaped
No. 238. vase.
Lantern-shaped Height, 5J inches. Mark,
leaf and This is known as the "
fillets.
pattern tiger lily,"
why it would be difficult to say, as it consists of two feather-
like scrolls with a flower between ; it is probably a wrong-
translation of some Dutch name. The paste and colouring of
these is
pieces generally good.
Nos. 239, 240. A of sucriers with covers.
pair Height,
6J inches. No mark, but two blue rings. Inside, where the
cover fits in, the is left This coin
porcelain unglazed. diaper
pattern, a series of circles intersecting each other, is generally
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