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side a large reserve containing sprays of flowering trees with birds richly enamelled in

famille-verte colourings on a white ground. On the foot of each is a marbled green
band with hawthorn blossoms in white with yellow centres. On the spouts are insects,

and on the handles sprays of flowers, in famille-verte on white. Kang-He period.

174. Small bottle-shaped vase with oviform body and neck slightly expanding
towards the lip ; decorated with rocks and branches of various flowering trees, also
insects, richly enamelled in famille-verte colours on a white ground. Kang-He period.
Height 6| inches.

175. Cylindrical bottle-shaped vase, the neck slightly ground down, decorated
with two large figures of court ladies, their robes salmon colour relieved with rouge-

de-fer, various greens, and aubergine; the head-dresses of brilliant black. On the

reverse side are large rocks and bamboo trees finely drawn and enamelled in famille-
verte colours. Surrounding the foot is a band of Grecian key design pencilled in

green on black. On the shoulders are representations of various brocades in famille-

verte, terminating in a band of Joey heads outlined in rouge-de-fer. Metal mounts.
Kang-He period. Height io|^ inches.

176. Pair of ginger-jars decorated with flowering trees and figures of birds.

The covers are similarly treated; the shoulder has a band representing brocade. All

finely drawn and richly enamelled in famille-verte colours on a white ground.

Kang-He period. Height 10^ inches.

177. Pair of wine-ewers and covers representing large sections of the split bamboo

cane. On the neck and body are sprays of various flowering trees enamelled in

famille-verte colours on a white ground; at the foot is a double border of acantha

Aleaves in yellow lined in rouge-de-fer on white. single band of the same leaves

is repeated on the upper part of the lower portion, and is shown again on the cover

and On the shoulder is a diaper pattern band in green lined with black, with
lip.

formal flowers in rouge-de-fer. The handle, which springs from a green monster

head, has formal foliage in green outlined with black on white. An exceedingly rare

pair. Kang-He period.

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