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Davis, vol. i. p. 296 : The ordinary salutation among
equals is to join the closed hands, and lift them two or three
that is, 'Are
times towards the head, saying, 'Haou-tsing, tsing,'
'
you well ? Hail, hail ! Hence is derived, we believe, the
Canton jargon of Chin Chin"
No. 376. Porcelain 8 inches. No
ginger-jar. Height, \
mark, but two blue rings. The diaper bands, top and bottom,
are broken by four reserves filled with conventionalized dragons,
" The of the with flowers, which
Mangs." body jar is powdered
look more like sea anemones. These jars must not be confused
"
with what the Chinese call pieces with a thousand flowers,"
where the blooms are thrown in a beautiful tangle, covering in
most cases the entire surface of the porcelain. Sometimes,
instead of flowers, these jars are covered with butterflies ; more
commonly these pieces are decorated in the chrysanthemo-
pseonienne style.
No. 377. Porcelain ginger-jar. Height, 8£ inches. Two
blue rings, but no mark. The diaper bands are the same as in
the last, but here the decoration is the lotus and mandarin
duck ; the foliage is the same green enamel as the water, but put
on thicker, with red and neutral-tint flowers.
Inverted some of the large size, are often
pear-shaped jars,
to be met with, made of the same and decorated in a
porcelain,
similar manner to these
ginger-jars.
Indian China — Rose Pseony with Mandarin Border.
No. 378. Porcelain plate, rim cut into eight scollops, with
four die at back traced in red. inches
(fungus) Diameter, 13| ;
height, 1J inch. No mark. Instead of the usual straight
diaper band, the rim is decorated with six irregular wave-
shaped ornaments, filled with brown curl-work, on which pink
are thrown. The flowers in the middle are enclosed in
paeonies
a gilt band with red edges. Some of these plates are very
beautiful, and may be said to belong by rights to the rose-
class.
—
Indian China Base P stony with Symbols.
No. 379. Porcelain brown
plate, edge. Diameter, 15 J inches;
height, 11 inch. No mark. In this piece the decoration
is marked off red lines, the rim covered with two
by being