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1 82. Pair of long-necked globular bottles, the background covered with a delicate
blue glaze enamel, relieved with three leaf-shaped panels in which are seated figures

of kylins and dog Fo enamelled in peach bloom on white. Very rare specimens.
Kang-He period. Height 8 J inches.

183. Short-necked oviform jar decorated with figures of ladies and courtiers riding
on horseback, also figures of court ladies seated on the balcony of a palace, large
rocks and flowering trees, all finely drawn and exquisitely enamelled in famille-verte
colours on white. Kang-He period. Height 7^ inches.

184. Oblong rouge-box and cover divided into two sections; the box decorated
on the outside with trellis patterns of two different designs in light and dark green,
yellow, aubergine, and black pencillings ; each section relieved with a reserve con-
taining landscapes in rich famille-verte colours on a white ground margined in blue.

The cover is decorated entirely with a landscape and large rocks, also in rich
famille-verte colours on white; on the left side is a poem inscribed in black characters,
with the seal mark of the artist in rouge-de-fer. Kang-He period. Length 6 inches.

A185. circular box and cover decorated with figures of boys on a seeded-green

ground, relieved with foliage and flowers, all in rich famille-verte colours; this
has two borders, one with a scroll design of black on green, and the other archaic

in character and enamelled in rouge-de-fer. On the lower section are sacred

Buddhistic emblems in rouge-de-fer, with green ribbons outlined in black on white.

Kang-He period.

186. Pair of important and exceedingly rare vessels used for serving iced syrup

at festivals. Each is divided into four sections representing a large bamboo cane.

On one are figures of deities, the Emperor, court noblemen, ladies, and servitors.

Separating the various sections are four bands of trellis design in rouge-de-fer. All
finely drawn and richly enamelled in famille-verte colourings on a pure white back-

ground. The spout modern. Kang-He period.
The companion ewer, of the Yung-Chingperiod, is decorated with figures of immortals

and attendants, two sages playing "Go," deer, court ladies, and sacred birds; these
are equally well drawn as on the other ewer but enamelled in rose-verte colours on
white, whilst the bands which separate the sections have various trellis designs
pencilled in black on a pale green.

There are three bosses in the form of masks on each ewer, these hollowed out to
take silken cords which originally were used as handles. Height of each 2 1 inches.
(5^1? Illustration, Plate H., facing page 1 1).

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