Page 330 - Chinese Porcelain Vol I, Galland

CHINESE PORCELAIN.
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out that it has hitherto been the custom to consider
point any
with a mark as not to the trade section.
piece belonging
No. 329. A porcelain plaque, 14^ x 12J inches. Mark,
seal in the corner. This is intended to slide into a stand to
ornament a table. The motive is said to be a group of eight
of the law-han conversing in a garden under the shade of a pine
tree (emblem of longevity). Their emblems, as here given, do
not seem in every case to agree with those named by Mr.
Anderson (see p. 27). The animal one of the Buddhists is
playing with is not a dog, but a fabulous sort of lion (Dog of
Fo The garden is enclosed by a bamboo and mat fence.
?).
At the back is an incense burner, the perfume from which
ascends into the branches of the fir tree, while near by stands
a vase containing the shovel and two rods, same as No. 89,
with the addition of a feather, which is intended to
probably
sweep up any of the incense that may get dropped.
The porcelain is of uneven surface, such as is usually met
with in the mandarin class. The rocks are in neutral tint, the
dresses in green, neutral tint, and blue over the glaze, relieved
by red and gilt. The neutral tint might almost be called
purple. This is probably a late eighteenth or early nineteenth
There is no on this to it into
century piece. pink piece bring
the rose The are not in mandarin costume,
family. figures
so that class is closed left
against it, and there seems nothing
but to treat it as a late famille verte.
Famille Kose.
So named from a rose tint in or lesser
greater quantity being-
employed in the decoration. 13 The shade varies from rose to
the hue. The colours are
purple, including much-prized ruby
with a so as to form an enamel
generally applied good body,
which stands up from the porcelain, and the decoration often
covers so much of the surface that many of the pieces might
come under the enamelled china class. The bulk of the
pieces
are ornamented with mandarin and the of the
figures, majority
illustrations, therefore, appear in that or the eggshell class. A
famille rose piece may often belong to the mandarin, eggshell,
and enamelled china sections, so three or four classes
combining
—
,:;
A touch of pink is enough. T. J. L.