Page 58 - Davies Collection of Chinese Porcelain

158. Tall oviform vase with short neck and slightly expanding foot, covered with

a brilliant deep red glaze splashed with grey over a coarse crackle, the foot terminating
"
in green. Known by the Chinese as " woman-face as it is a supposed illustration of

the way the Chinese ladies ornamented their features. The gradations of colour

throughout are remarkable, the light and dark sections forming a miraculous contrast.

This example ranks amongst the highest types of this class of porcelain extant.

Early Kang-He period. Height 17^ inches. (See Illustration, Plate IX.^ facing page T)'^.).

159. Very important short-necked oviform vase covered with a brilliant apple-green
glaze over a coarse crackle, the interior also crackled under a white glaze. Ming period.
Height 8|- inches. Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club. {See Illustration,
Plate VIL, preceding page 23).

160. Bottle-shaped vase with long straight neck and globular body, covered with
a deep red glaze. Yung-Ching period. Height 9I inches.

A61 1 . Collection of 53 examples of monochrome porcelains. For full

description see end of catalogue.

A162. tulip-shaped vase covered entirely with a rich green enamel finely crackled.

Yung-Ching period. Height 8 inches.

A163. Collection of 50 miniature vases. For full description see end of

catalogue.

A1 64. Collection of 37 porcelain and hard stone snuff bottles. For full

description see end of catalogue.

165. Tall cylindrical vase with slightly spreading lip, decorated with the figure of

a peacock standing upon rocks; at the left is a large begonia tree, a bird of paradise

supported on the upper branch at the right large peony trees, and at the back a
;

flying bird of paradise, below which are three smaller birds. On the shoulder are

sprays of flowering plants and rocks. Richly enamelled in various greens, blue,

celadon, brown, rouge-de-fer, etc., on a white ground. Ming period. Height 1 7|

inches.

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