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and general treatment of the figures. While the motive
being the same as used in decorating No. 577, it is interesting
to compare the two pieces and note the advance that had
taken in the or that lie
place thirty forty years probably
between the two as far as the central decoration ; but
goes
No. 577 is a dish, and this a which makes a considerable
plate,
difference when a comparison has to be made. One thing
about this time is that the band on the
peculiar diaper plates
often covers half the rim, while the central ornamenta-
only
tion is extended over the side and up to the diaper work, thus
a field and an of size that
giving greater imparting appearance
would otherwise be wanting. The diaper is the old honey-
comb the same all round, in with centres
pattern, green green
and red work. On this are thrown lotus flowers, in red
spider-
with and pink with while the reserves are marked
gilt yellow,
off by green and blue bands and filled with red fish, a crab
and crayfish. The roof of the pavilion is in green and auber-
above which comes a tree loaded with
gine, peach pink
blossom. The male figure, with a gilt fan, is dressed in a pink
robe of thick enamel, the other in yellow enamel with gilt
facings, while the taller lady is in green and blue with pink
skirt, the other in yellow with green and a skirt of deep
purple-blue enamel. The colours for the most part are in
thick enamels, as in the old famille verte. At the back there
is no decoration two and two red lotus
except pink pseonies
flowers. Two attendants are seen the circular
looking through
the trouble the has himself into.
opening, enjoying priest got
No. 706. Kose verte dish everted Diameter, lOf
; edge.
inches ; height, If inch. No mark. The sky, the woman's
buckets, and the tassel on the horse, are in iron red ; but for
the rest, the colours are those met with in the rose
usually
verte class, viz., two shades of green, pink, yellow, purple, and
blue, all in thick enamel. The motive is probably San-neang
"
and her son. This tale will be found in the Chinese Beposi-
"
tory," vol. i. p. 493, under the heading, Chinese fragment : a
ballad. Scene, Honan ; period, A.D. 250, during the civil
"
wars." And the following is taken therefrom : Exceed-
ingly cold and distressed, San-neang approached the village
well, weeping as she went to draw water from the crystal
'
spring. . . . She exclaimed, To-day my life is a burden to
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