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and reefs in white and green. The neck, which has a fine yellow background, is

decorated with rocks, large trees, and figures of travellers, enamelled in various
greens, aubergine, and black. Encircling the body of the vase are two crawling

dragons, one green and the other aubergine. An exceedingly rare and interesting

example. Ming period. Height 1 6 inches. (See Illustration, Plate XVII., facing

page 52).

209. Cylindrical beaker with raised centre, the ground of brilliant black enamel
profusely decorated with rocks, flowering peony, hawthorn, and other trees, in
aubergine, greens of various tints, white, and yellow; this relieved with numerous
panels of various forms containing flowering branches of trees. Inside the lip is a
narrow band of flowers and foliage. All richly enamelled in famille-verte colours
on white. Kang-He period. Height 16 inches. {See Illustration, Plate XXIV., facing

page 75).

2 10. An incense-burner, probably the largest and finest specimen of reticulated work
in existence. The sixteen quadrangular panels on the cover and base show pierced
hexagons in yellow, with figures in reserves. On the top of the cover Shou-Lao,

seated under a pine tree, is receiving a peach from a disciple. In the eight upper
panels are figures of the immortals with their attributes standing upon clouds. In
the lower panels are eight boys playing. These panels, with borders of rice-stars
outlined in black under a green glaze, are separated by a broad yellow band containing

a formal flower and leaves. The rim of the cover, outlined in black basket-work on an

aubergine ground, is relieved by coloured flowers. This design is repeated on the
top of the bowl, forming a double band round the middle. Above the broad black
band at the base is another of apple-green, bordered with inverted Joey heads below,
and above by a yellow band, surmounted by another band of black scrolls on an
aubergine ground. Ming period. Height io|^ inches. {See Illustration, Plate XV.,

facing page 46).

211. Large saucer-shaped dish with ground of brilliant imperial yellow. The

border has a brocade design reheved with dragons and formal chrysanthemums in

rouge-de-fer. The round centre panel is finely decorated with peonies, golden

pheasants, peaches, and finches, in rouge-de-fer, blue, green, etc. ; on the left is a

poem inscribed in black characters. Kang-He period. Diameter 1 5^ inches. {See

XVIIllustration, Plate ., facing page 50).

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