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ROSE VERTE. 413

Nos. 714, 715. Height, IGi inches. No mark. Being
the of two ladies each a vase intended
figures holding perhaps
as a candle-bracket, but, judging from the size of the socket,
more as a stand. The tunics of the ladies
likely joss-stick
are made of a flowered chintz with circular ornaments of green
scroll work, with gilt and rose introduced. The girdle-skirts
are of a deep brick-red with gilt ornaments, and bordered with
black, relieved with gilt. The skirts are white with some
black edging and green bands, the same pattern as on the
tunics.
"
This is an idol attendant, and has no name, so far
simply
as I can find out."
No. 716. Rose verte
plate. Diameter, 15^ inches; height,
2 inches. No mark. At the edge there is a green diaper
band, the rest of the rim being decorated with four flower-
dark rose-coloured and other flowers. The
sprays, pseonies
sides are covered with a scroll in blue enamel, broken
pattern
with red and alternate flowers. The decoration
yellow is
marked off by red circles, that in the centre consisting of a
with attendant and a deer. The are
lady yellow figures
dressed in blue and green enamels, the skirt of the lady being
rose-coloured. The trunk of the is a sort of
pine purple
the rocks
aubergine, being in that colour and blue enamel,
inclining to shade off into rainbow tints.
"
This scene the Ma Ku, on the
represents Fairy birthday
congratulate lady.
of the Queen of Heaven, going to that
She is a basket of flowers and a ' as wish.'
carrying joo-e you
The deer is an emblem of Behind the is a
longevity. fairy
female attendant a wine-bottle, in order to
carrying present
wine to the Queen of Heaven. The Queen of Heaven is said
to be the wife of the Shang-ti, the Pearly Emperor."
" "
Chinese 568 : Ma Ku, second
Biographical Dictionary," p.
century, A.D. The sister of Wang Yuan, and like her brother
an her a area on the
adept in the black art. By agency large
coast of Kiangsu was reclaimed from the sea and transformed
into orchards. She had like the
mulberry long finger-nails
talons of a bird, which caused Ts'ai to remark how con-
Ching
venient they would be for scratching one's back, whereupon
he was belaboured over the shoulders strokes
suddenly by
from an unseen She died at the of 120."
whip. age