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variegated key border at top, and plain cartouch ornaments at
"
'
bottom, both in white, which looks more like slip than
enamel.
Painted on Biscuit.
There is a certain affinity between this class and the famille
noire ; the groundwork is yellow instead of black ; still, the
scheme of decoration is much the same, as also the colours
and mode of This is seen in the sweetmeat
application. tray,
as also in
No. 272, a rectangular vase, with stand and dragon
handles, belonging to the Salting Collection at South Ken-
Museum. Here we have the white with
sington again primus,
stalks in neutral tint and the white margin at the edges, but
in this piece there is a large blue enamel rock in the fore-
ground, which is not usual. The diaper work on the stand,
however, follows the general rule of this section, being green
trellis-work on a yellow ground.
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No. 273. Part of a sweetmeat tray, consisting of nineteen
in seven centre dishes and twelve
pieces all, hexagonal
marginal pieces. Total diameter, 18^ inches. No mark. In
this description, the colours seem to be laid on the unglazed
biscuit, so look thin, while the ware is rough to the touch. The
colours consist generally of green, yellow, white, and neutral
tint. In this instance, the sides of the dishes are coloured
the bottoms and rims on which
light yellow, being green,
prunus blossoms with neutral-tint stalks spring from light
green rocks, the flowers being marked off in Indian ink ; the
edges are white. Behind, the backs are washed with thin
white the rise and back of rim on which
glaze, being green,
are thrown bamboo in black. These are some-
sprays trays
times decorated with also with waves and other
figures, designs.
The to this class have the handles
teapots belonging generally
painted in imitation of rattan (wicker) work.
No. 274. A lion with its ehu and cub. Height, 20
inches. No mark. The lion is nearly entirely covered with a
brilliant green glaze, but it is in the stand that we find the
distinctive features of this class. Here we have the pale
yellow ground with the green trellis-work and the flowers
lightly painted. The corners of the stand, it will be noticed,
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