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with yellow enamel, on which, between the reserves, is a vase
in blue and white enamel, with a
spray of roses and a halberd,
from which hangs the hio-phok, or scent-charm (see p. 65). On
one side of the vase is a on the other a stand with
bag, pome-
At foot, two interlocked and a
granates. gilt rings joo-e ; but
these are thrown into the shade in the photograph. The re-
serves are decorated with a single goat or sheep and small
landscape, all in faint colours, chiefly Indian ink. The inside
is ornamented in blue under the with three or
glaze, sheep
goats in the middle, and four primus sprays on the sides, mixed
with pine, bamboo, etc. From each spray hangs a symbol,
viz. and fish. At foot of three
joo-e, sounding-stone, peaches,
of the sprays are fungus, and apparently grapes at the fourth,
but more probably the seed of a water-reed, as in No. 399.
This ware is seen at its best in these bowls.

Porcelain decorated with Ornaments in High
Eelief.
No. 406. South Kensington description : " Vase, porcelain,
of elongated form, yellow ground, incised with scrolls, inter-
spersed with enamelled flowers, among which stand out in
relief vases of flowers, bowls of fruit, incense urns, the
high
and
lyre chess-board, fans, books, and scroll paintings (the
various apparatus of Chinese study), and the different emblems.
Carved wood stand. Chinese. Height, 23 f inches ; diameter,
9 J inches."
This piece happens to belong to the Peking section of the
enamelled class it is not here on that account, but to
; placed
illustrate decorated with emblems and charms in
porcelain high
relief, a style of decoration to be met with in nearly every
section. It is an instance of one piece representing two, if not
three, different classes.

Translucent Ware.
This consists of with ornaments filled
porcelain pierced
with glaze. In most cases the ornamentation takes the form
of diaper bands, or set patterns, one of which is made up of a
series of small punctures of somewhat oval shape. This goes
in China l>v the name of "grains of rice work," which cereal