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of blue enamel, with often a phoenix {fung-hwang), and it may
be a butterfly or two.
In the famille verte the flowers from the
pieces spring
ground or from rocks of green or blue enamel, while there are
where the decoration is in in blue under the
pieces part glaze.
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In these verte there seems to be an absence of
pseony pieces
symbolical ornamentation, while diaper borders are but spar-
If these verte to the
ingly employed. genuine, pieces belong
10 of later date.
Kang-he period, the rose, of course, being
Rose
Pwonij.
No. 284. A globular fish-bowl. Height, 16 inches; diameter,
24 inches. No mark. Glazed base, biscuit-ware lion heads,
which there should be to lift the bowl
through copper rings by.
Wide flange at top decorated with honeycomb diaper-work in
red, broken by six large reserves with landscape and six small
with flowers. A string of butterflies and flowers top and bottom,
then two red and gilt key pattern borders, between which the
body of the bowl is covered with red scroll-work, decorated with
a lotus arabesque in colours. The two large reserves are filled
with flowers in gold, red, and other colours, with a fung-hwang
on a blue rock with head fence. The two small
standing joo-e
reserves are decorated with flowers. At foot of the bowl is a
green scroll-band with pink flowers. The inside originally was
covered with fish and water-plants, but these have been almost
obliterated by use. This bowl was sent from China as a
Keen-lung (1736-1795) piece.
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532 While the
Doolittle, p. : emperor is represented by
the dragon, the empress is represented by the phoenix. Some
say this bird has entered China only twice, and these visits
were made during the lives of eminent men, who flourished
more than three thousand years ago. The common people
dare not use its supposed likeness to promote their private
purposes, except on certain occasions and under certain circum-
stances, in accordance with established customs. But should
any one have the presumption to use the likeness of either
dragon or phoenix, in a manner not in accordance with
10 The Japanese porcelain of this class of the eighteenth century is quite
evidently only a reproduction of the Chinese work.— T. J. L.