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260            CHINESE PORCELAIN.

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            No. 461.  Jade
                           (yuh)  (Franks).  This mark occurs four
         times on a     of blue and white        and on a
                    pair                   plates          pair  of
         coloured
                 plates.
            No. 462. Flower.  Two of these marks in the      Col-
                                                      Salting
        lection on a  pair  of coloured  plates.
            No. 463.                mark                   one of
                     Lozenge-shaped       (unusual).  Only
        these in the collection, on a coloured bowl.
            Nos. 464, 465. Lotus.  These occur four  times, on a  pair
        of coloured dishes and on a      of small  coloured bowls
                                    pair                        ;
        cream-xoloured  ground.  In both instances the lotus is without
        fillets.
           No. 466. Flower.  There are three of these in the collection,
        all on blue and white, two bowls and a  plate.
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           No. 467.  Five-leaved flower
                                         (Franks).  Two of these,
        one on blue and white bowl, the other on a coloured
                                                            plate
        shaped  like a flower of nine  petals (lotus ?).
           No. 468. Pearl.  This occurs twice, on a   of blue and
                                                  pair
        white           also No.
              plates (see       30).
           Nos. 469 and 473. Varieties of  leaves.  This leaf-mark
        occurs         times in the  Salting Collection, on blue and
              forty-five
        white and coloured  pieces,  but  chiefly  in the former.  No. 469,
        it will          is without fillets  also No.
              bejnoticed,               (see        37).
           No. 470. Mirror.  There are three of these marks in the
        collection, two on coloured dishes, one on coloured  plate (see
        also No.  35).
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           No. 471.   Four-legged  vase  (Franks).   Ting,  or in-
        cense-burner"  (Du Sartel). Probably  a scroll stand  (see  No.  55).
        Eight  of these in the  Salting Collection, five on blue and
        white                 and               three on coloured
              plates (two pair     single  plate),
        plates.
           No. 472. Unknown.   Only one, on blue and white  plate.
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           No. 474.  Lozenge-shaped symbol  with swastika in centre
        (Franks).  Only  one  specimen,  on a coloured  plate.
           No. 475.  Lozenge-shaped symbol (unusual).  Occurs twice,
        on a coloured bowl, and on a bowl, blue  ground  with  gold
        decoration on outside.
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           No. 476. The sun.  A Chinese friend writes,  This  repre-
        sents the sun."  Mark on a tall vase, painted  with  figures,
        animals, and birds, within  compartments  on a  green ground,
        decorated with flowers and butterflies  (see p. 195).
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