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CHINESE PORCELAIN.
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Painted in Rose and other Tints.
"
Nos. 338, 339. South Kensington description : Dish. Por-
decorated in colours and Bound
celain, saucer-shaped, gilding.
the inner rim are the eight Buddhist emblems in double series,
separated by sliou (longevity) characters. Outside are the
seven of a cliakravartti, or universal
paraphernalia sovereign.
'
Seal in the Mongolian character, Baragon Tumet ' (a daughter
of the Chinese emperor, Tao-kuang, married the prince of
Western Tumet, a principality of Southern Mongolia; and
this is probably part of a service made for her at the imperial
Chinese. nineteenth Diameter,
potteries). Early century.
7J inches."
331: "The Seven Precious
Mayers, p. — Things (Sanskrit,
Sapta Eatna)
"
1. The golden wheel or disc.
"2. Lovely (gemmeous) female consorts.
"3. Horses.
"4. Elephants.
" 5. Divine guardians of the treasury.
"
6. Ministers in command of armies.
" 7. The wonder-working pearl.
" of a cliakravartti, or universal
These are the paraphernalia
sovereign, according to Buddhist legends. Another enumera-
tion of the Seven Precious Things, not necessarily appertaining
to a cliakravartti, comprises gold, silver, emeralds, crystal
rubies, amber (or coral, or a diamond), and agate."
Two photographs are given of this dish, so as to get all the
symbols clear of the shadow which it seems impossible to avoid
in taking these rounded pieces.

Enamelled Rose.
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No. 340. Eggshell cup diameter, 2| inches; height, lii
—
inch. Saucer diameter, 4£ inches ; height, § inch. No mark.
The decoration covers the entire surface, the edge alone being
left bare. The ornaments are pink diaper-work
lozenge-shaped
with
edged yellow . Of the circular ornaments, four are black,
the rest white, light green, or blue, filled with pink flowers
and fruit (peaches and pomegranates) with green foliage. The
smaller circular ornaments are in white enameL