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with blue under the and
green glaze, green with blue enamel,
the last seeming to be most in favour at the moment.
The bulk of the pieces in this class seem to belong to the
and famille verte be said
Kang-he (1661-1722) period, may
to form a special feature of that reign, as the famille rose does
of the two following reigns.
With Blue under the Glaze.
No. 296. Porcelain beaker. Height, 1 foot 9| inches;
diameter, 8J inches, at bottom 1\ inches. No mark, unless
it be a patch of glaze on the unglazed base. In this piece,
blue under the glaze enters largely into the composition.
The decoration is marked off by double blue lines, and there
is a band of reticulated at the The chief
diaper-work top.
motive is the emperor receiving presents sent from some feudal
state. At his back one of the panels and curtains are blue,
as also the rock in front and the robe of the man who kneels
before the emperor. From the blue rock in front spring
in green enamel, above which the state um-
plants appear
brella, standards, and tops of halberds attendant on the
emperor, who, like most of the other figures, is dressed in
robes of enamel relieved iron-red. The raised band
green by
in centre is decorated with chrysanthemums and pseonies in
yellow and red, with green and blue foliage ; the rocks being
of the latter colour. The lower is decorated with reel
part
on one side and red on the other, as
pomegranates peaches
seen in the the leaves in blue and
photograph, being green.
This is a
Kang-he piece.
Many pieces belonging to this family would be classed as
blue and white but for the introduction, in very sparing-
quantity, of green enamel. In such, the blue is generally
very fine, as also the green enamel, which sometimes does not
amount to more than a small of
quantity foliage.
No. 297. base.
Eectangular vase, unglazed Height,
14| inches ; width, 4f inches. No mark. In this piece, as in
the last, blue under the glaze enters largely into the com-
To the
position. European eye the motive seems to be a tale
carried round the four sides, but the Chinese this is not the
say
case. One side is said to be a scene from Say Siang Kee, or
Western Window, namely, that of a gentleman making love to a