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to the Davies and Bennett collections for the first two
examples :
No. 688. "A white two-handled with
globular bottle,
bulbous 9 inches. the is a
lip. Height, Surrounding lip key
pattern border in red ; below this, dotted about, are butterflies
and flowers in various colours.
single Then come four bands,
each different, the first narrow with a scroll decoration
slight
in blue and red ; the second, flowers in red ; the third a broader
band composed of flowers of many colours, almost representing
the 1000 flower
design ; the fourth, joo-e heads in celadon,
surrounded by a blue line with small blob of red in centre.
The body of the vase is covered with sprays of various flowers
and butterflies in pink, yellow, and many other colourings.
Round the base are lotus leaves edged with pink, which
gradually fade away into yellow. The handles are covered
on the outside with a and other
fancy design in red, green,
At the base is the seal mark of the Keen-
colourings. square
lung era (1736-1795). The enamels on this vase, which are
over the are and and the of
glaze, very bright good, shading
the both in the butterflies and flowers, show much
colourings,
care in the It is an uncommonly good and delicate
painting.
and doubtless to the first half of this
specimen, belongs
reign."
From the Bennett collection :
No. 689. "One of a pair of imperial ware oval vases.
Height, 10^ inches.
"
They are decorated at the rim with a band of joo-e heads
in various colours, and at the base with a fancy border sur-
mounted heads. The whole of the neck and are
by joo-e body
decorated in colours with
closely pumpkin vines, which are in
flower and fruit. Amidst the branches are butterflies, flying.
The decoration, which shows a good deal of famille rose through
it, consists of many -coloured enamels, which are mingled with
blue, of which the stems are chiefly composed.
"
The whole effect is exceedingly rich and striking, and
they are unlike anything the writer has previously seen.
They are fine examples of the bolder type of decoration
sometimes used in the Keen-lung period."
No. 690 is a magnificent piece, representing the rose period
when at about its high- water mark. One of the full-bodied
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