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Indian China— Pheasant Plates.
No. 384. Deep plate. Diameter, 14} inches ; height, 3J
inches. No mark. Three red rose-sprays at back on rise.
Brown Close to this is a narrow band with
edge. up green
black trellis-work, broken by eight half flowers. The rim
under this is decorated with four flower-sprays. The sides are
covered by a wide band, pink and green alternately between
the four reserves, which are marked off by blue and filled with
flowers. On the pink ground is black trellis-work, and on the
green a black key pattern ; in the centre two silver pheasants
on a blue enamel rock, with one yellow, one white, two large
and other flowers. The decoration is marked off
pink pseonies,
by six red circles.

Indian China with Patterns stamped in Paste.
No. 385. Deep plate. Diameter, 14 J inches ; height, 2|
inches. No mark, but two blue rings. The back of the rim
and rise are decorated with a roughly drawn diaper band
and three in blue under the and
large flower-sprays glaze
other colours. On the face of the the decoration is
plate,
marked off by three double lines in blue under the glaze.
The rim left the ornamentation an
is
plain, only being
arabesque pattern stamped in the paste before tiring, which,
however, the photograph has failed to catch, except in the top
The sides are covered with a speckled green band, on
part.
which are thrown red and white flowers. The four reserves are
filled with small flowers. In the centre, on a green and
neutral-tint with red stands a basket of
pavement margins,
red flowers, with a branch at
pine top.
Indian China — Tobacco Leaf Pattern.
No. 386. Porcelain with rim.
plate shaped Diameter, 13|
inches ; height, If inch. No mark. From an enamel blue
rock spring a cluster of brown leaves lined with red and veined
in with white enamel stems. These are relieved by
gilt,
coloured flowers. On the rim are two larger and two smaller
clusters of flowers and fruit. The centre decoration is enclosed
in a gilt band, with fleur-de-lis-shaped ornaments. These are
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