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iSo CHINESE PORCELAIN.

This is a basin to stand under a flat-backed cistern
really
banging on the wall.
Some of these may be Kang-he (1661-1722), the paint-
ing and colouring of this one is too fine to date from any
earlier period; the wall-fountains, which these basins stood
under, were in fashion in Europe about the middle of the
those made in
eighteenth century, Europe generally being
dated about 1740 to 1780.
Nos. 306, 307, are similar in quality to No. 305, but at back
have an oblong unglazed patch (see No. 120). This, however,
seems to be no proof of age, as it is found on blue and white
dinner services of coarse ware, and would appear to be a mark
left by some support during the time of firing that removed
the glaze.
No. 306. A rounded or dish. Diameter, 8^ inches
tray ;
1 inch. Coarse ware with fluted sides and
height, scalloped
The decoration is marked off black lines, and con-
edge. by
and other colours, with birds
sists of flowers in red, gilt, green,
and butterflies. The sides are covered with green and red
and a row of red heads at foot, the four
diaper-work, joo-e
reserves filled with butterflies and flowers. Outside, at
being
rim, a band of triangle diaper- work in red, with four red and
below.
green flower-sprays
No. 307 is of similar thick, coarse ware. Length, 10J
inches; breadth, 6§ inches; height, 1J inch. The decora-
tion, marked off by black lines, consists of a large flower-spray
with two phoenixes (fung-hwang), the border on the sides
being composed by a row of round symbols with knots below,
followed by a band of red joo-e heads ; the two large reserves
are filled with flowers. Outside, at rim, is a band of red and
green joo-e heads, with red and green flower- sprays beneath.
These are to be
supposed early Kang-he pieces.
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No. 308. South for
Kensington description : Vase,
' Porcelain decorated
holding arrows, Chien-t'ung.' square,
in enamel colours with lotus flowers on a red at the
ground
top ; raised longevity characters and peach branches in the
u
centre, dragons and ho-hos at the bottom, square porcelain
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In a Chinese vase it would seem better to employ Chinese
describing
instead of Japanese terms. Uo-lio ought to give plaee iofung-hwang. — T. J. L.