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PLATE 52
Wine Jar with Cover and Stand. Fine stoneware with ornament
in relief glazed green and yellow in a deep violet blue ground.
Four-clawed dragons ascending and descending among cloud-
scrolls in pursuit of flaming pearls ; band of sea-waves below and
formal borders including a ju-i pattern on the shoulder. Cover
with foliate edges and jewel pattern, surmounted by a seated
figure of Shou Lao, God of Longevity. About 1500 A.D.
Height 22^ inches. Qrandidier Collection, Louvre.
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