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240. Square box enamelled in brilliant yellow ornamented with sacred emblems,
altar vases and musical instruments in aubergine, light and dark green and black,
margined with a black tracery design on light green. This is repeated on the cover,
which also has a yellow ground relieved with altar vases in colours bordered by a trellis

band in green, black, and yellow. Superb quality. Kang-He period. Width 4^ inches.

A241. figure of Quan-Yin, the Buddhistic goddess of mercy, her robe green, cape

yellow lined with black, under-garment of trellis design, the head-dress white with

marbled green border the robe is decorated with butterflies and flowers in various
;

colours. Supported on a pedestal formed as an upturned lotus flower, the petals in

green, yellow, and aubergine. On the side sections of the lower portion of the

stand is a trellis design with open centre in the form of a head of fungus, the centre

has a green medallion with stork in aubergine and white, on a ground of stippled

green with foliage and flowers in colours. Early Kang-He period. Height 1 5 inches.

A242. tabarette in the form of a head of fungus, decorated with flowering branches

of trees in colours on a biscuit ground ; the under portion is in aubergine lined with
black. Kang-He period. Width 8 inches.

243. Seated figure of Quan-Yin, the Buddhistic goddess of mercy, similar to
No. 241, but having robes in yellow, with green cape and marbled green under-

garment, the hair enamelled black. Seated in her lap is the figure of a child. The

pedestal has a trellis design in yellow, aubergine, green and black. Kang-He period.

Height 16^ inches.

244. Hexagonal tabarette, the ground enamelled in rich apple-green relieved with
rocks and a flight of geese, etc., in green, yellow, aubergine, and black. Surrounding

this is a border of yellow with a black tracery design. The under portion is in

aubergine splashed with black, the feet are enamelled green. Kang-He period.
Diameter 9^ inches.

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