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of the juece. Both of these vases belong to the Keen-lung
(1736-1795) period.
This rose verte section is a one. Most of
very interesting
the are of them
pieces highly decorative, many very beautiful,
and all to command much ere The
likely higher prices long.
vases, however, do not run in pairs, which is against it ; but No.
425 seems to show that those on a mantelpiece need not match
and No. 423 that can exist without a
exactly, mantelpieces
vase at each end.
Rose
Pteony.
Nos. 284 to 290 would naturallv fit in here, but for the
reasons are under the
already given, placed chrysanthemo-
pa3onienne class.
Whole Coloured Rose.
In the white reserves of this section we often rind that
minute of decoration which was a feature in the
style leading
Keen-lung (1736-1795) period.
No. 337. Bottle of coarse Height, 14J inches.
porcelain.
Xo mark. Mounted on ormolu Louis and covered
(style XVI.),
with rose-coloured enamel. Marked off by a black line are
two reserves on the and two smaller on the neck.
large body
The former are decorated with the old Chinese motive of two
cocks with a tree at back and
among pseonies, primus butterfly
above. The small reserves are filled with and
pseony sprays
a bird.
Louis XVI.
reigned from 1774 to 1793, and in this case,
the indicate that the
mounting being modern, may merely
French consider this of china to to that
description belong
period. In so doing they are no doubt not very far out.
To this section, where the enamel runs all
distinguish pink
" "
over the surface, it may be called whole-coloured rose (see
"
also Xo.
Eggshell," plate 373).
As to the cock and pseony motive, a Chinese friend writes.
"
These two are mentioned in the earliest of Chinese records :
cocks to crow the morn, and even in the coffin we invariably
a cock's feather, so as to wake the dead
put up early to push
on his to the underneath world have been
journey ; paeonies
the of ancient and are considered the
subject many poems,
grandest of flowers, and moreover, true natives of China."