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254 CHINESE PORCELAIN.

Marks on Pieces in the Salting Collection.

With Mr.
Salting's consent, Mr. A. B. Skinner, of the
South Kensington Museum, has been kind enough to supply
for in this work, the marks, other than nien-haos,
publication
to be met with on in the Collection. At
pieces Salting present
this collection consists of some 959
magnificent pieces in all.
Say coloured pieces ... ... ... ... ... G30
Blue and white ... 323
pieces ... ... ... ...
050
Number of date-marks on coloured ... ... 52
pieces
l)lue and white 78
,, ,, ,, pieces ...
130
Other marks on coloured pieces ... ... ... ... 77
„ ,, blue and white pieces ... ... ... 02
1G0
Total marked 200
unmarked 660
5) ... ...
050
No. 426. Mark on a bowl, small clouds, etc., on an apple-
green ground.
No. 427. Mark on a set of four each with
plates, painted
a in on a white
figure-subject, polychrome ground.
"
No. 428. Ki-yuh tang alii. Probably meaning Made at
the Ki-yuh (rare jade) Hall." On a bowl and cover, blue and
with children and domestic scenes.
white, painted playing
No. 429. The Luh-i (waving bamboo) Hall.
Luh-i-tang.
Marks on a bowl in on a white
painted polychrome ground,
with compartments, each containing a horse ; ground deco-
rated with flowers and Chinese characters.
No. 430. Ki yuh pao ting chi chin. Probably meaning
" A vessels of rare " On
gem among precious jade (Franks).
a set of three blue and white vases, probably of the Kang-he
period (1661-1722).
No. 431. Swastika. "The ten thousand things" (Gran-
On a bowl with on a
didier). painted compartments diaper
with Chinese characters on white.
ground