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221. Deep bowl with flanged lip, decorated with large flowering branches of the

hawthorn tree, the blossoms white, the branches aubergine, and the stems pale green.
In the background are rocks, above which are flying birds with yellow breasts and

aubergine plumage; all on a rich apple-green ground. The interior is pale green, with

sprays of flowers enamelled in green, aubergine, and yellow lined with black. Seal

mark in double ring. Early Kang-He period. Diameter 7| inches.

222. Figure of Knie-Kung, his robe of rich apple-green embroidered with a dragon
in yellow pencilled in black, and surrounded by clouds in aubergine; the head-dress

also green. His armour is in biscuit porcelain finely gilt, with black boots. The seat
upon which he is resting is enamelled in pale green relieved with a tracery design
pencilled in black. Ming period. Height 8| inches. {See Illustration^ Plate XIIL,

facing page 42).

223. Small square box and cover decorated with a trellis design in green, yellow,
and black, relieved with panels containing sprays of flowering trees enamelled in
green, yellow, aubergine, and black on a biscuit ground ; each of these panels is

bordered with green and aubergine lines. The edge of the cover has a tracery design
pencilled in black on bright green. Early Ming period.

A224. bowl of extraordinary quality and design, decorated on a brilliant black

ground with branches of flowering prunus and peach trees, the stems aubergine,

the blossoms rouge-de-fer, two slightly gilt. The small twigs and foliage enamelled

in green, with some of the leaves in blue. Below is a narrow border in aubergine

followed by a band of godroons in yellow and green. The inside of the bowl is black,

with a branch of chrysanthemums at the base. Round the rim is a border of mosaic

design in aubergine, yellow, and white, relieved with six reserves, each decorated with a

conventional flower and foliage in colours on white. Ming period. Diameter 7^ inches.

{See Illustration, Plate XVIII. ^ facing page 54).

225. Figures of two boys. The robe of one is blue with medallions of rouge-de-fer

having green hawthorn centres the under-garment aubergine. The robe of companion
;

boy is pale green with yellow collar and girdle, and boots in aubergine. The hair

of each is enamelled in black. One boy is holding above his head a small basket

enamelled in yellow, in which is a frog in aubergine. They are supported on an oblong

pedestal, the top of which has black splashes on biscuit. Below is a trellis design in

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