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263. Pair of artists' water vessels in the form of a large petal of the lotus flower,
enamelled in rich yellow. Seated inside is the figure of a deity with yellow robe, on
a green lotus leaf; behind him is his gourd and sacred fungus enamelled in aubergine.

Exceedingly rare. Kang-He period.

264. The standing figure of a rooster supported on a rocky base which is enamelled
green splashed with aubergine, violet, and yellow; the body of the bird is aubergine
pencilled in black. The legs yellow, the plumage violet, rouge-de-fer, black, yellow,
and green; the comb and beak in rouge-de-fer. Kang-He period.

265. An exceedingly rare ornament formed as a rest for artists' brushes, decorated

with three large reticulated medallions, the centre one with fish, those at the sides a

symbol. Surrounding each is a band of Joey heads. All richly enamelled in various

colours. At the sides and on three points are cheou characters in diff^erent forms.

The inside has two large cheou characters in green on black, with acantha leaf

borderings in blue; between these is another medallion showing trees and fungus in

femille-verte colourings on white, surrounded by a band of acantha leaves in aubergine

Atipped with black; all on a white ground. remarkable example. Kang-He period.

265A. Pair of figures of kylinswith apple-green bodies, aubergine manes and tails,

and dark green crests, black eyes, and biscuit teeth. The male is guarding the
sacred ball, which is of biscuit porcelain enamelled in yellow. The cub with the female
has a yellow body with green mane and tail and aubergine crestings. Each is on

an oblong pedestal, one having a diaper design in pale green, semi-biscuit, aubergine,
and black; the other a design of formal foliage in dark green and black on light

green. On each is an entwined diamond in black with biscuit edgings. The foot of

the stands is aubergine with black pencilling, below which is a Grecian key border

in black on green enamel. Kang-He period. Height 9^ inches.

A266. cup and saucer, the interiors decorated with sprays of flowers and fish in

famille-verte colourings on white; on the exteriors are sprays of white hawthorn

blossoms with aubergine stems on a black ground. These intersected with small

reserves containing sprays of flowering trees in colours on white, margined with green

and yellow. Kang-He period.

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