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her maid. Another shows the famous
lady through general,
Han Sin, of the Han his of an old
dynasty, asking way beggar-
man. Another is taken from the of the Three
"History
Kingdoms," where one of the ministers brings about the down-
fall of the prime minister, Tang Tok, by making a present to
him of his slave when he had promised the same lady, calling
her his daughter, to Tang Tok's son, who, in a fit of jealousy,
killed his father. The fourth side, as represented in the
is said to be Keh and his mother, one of
photograph, Kiang
the twenty-four examples of filial piety.
"
80 servant
Mayers, p. : Kiang Keh, a scholar and public
of the Ts-i circa A.D. 490, his
dynasty, distinguished by
and filial devotion. In
learning, uprightness, early youth,
during the disturbances of that troublous age, he rescued his
mother from a band of her miles
brigands by carrying many
upon his back. Himself taken prisoner on one occasion by
the forces of the kingdom of Wei, he refused to abjure his
and was allowed to return to his own court with
allegiance,
untarnished honour."
In the Keh and his mother are on their
photograph, Kiang
knees before some high authority (probably the King of Wei),
who is seated with his standard-bearer behind. The curtain
at the back is blue. Each of the corners on the shoulders of
the is decorated with a while on the short
piece symbol,
neck are three in colours, with a blue rock
cylindrical boys
and
green foliage ; at the base, on all four sides, green palms
and other verdure from blue rocks.
spring The decoration is
marked off by a blue line. That Kiang Keh and his mother
were on a journey may be gathered from the umbrella with
their two bundles slung on it.
This also is a Kang-he piece. The boys on the neck do not
"
indicate anything relative to mandarin china," and the whole
is decorated in the old ; the Chinese, in common
piece style
with many other Eastern nations, probably from motives of
cleanliness, seem from early times to have shaved the heads of
children.

Without Blue.
No. 298. 11 inches. No mark.
Butterfly-case. Height,
This is a very good specimen of fine reticulated ware. It