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226 Chinese Pottery and Porcelain

Marks of Commendation

=t'ien heaven. J«^ Chen = a gem. Ya wan = ele-

Ch'iian = com- =Yii jade. gant trinket.

plete. J>L

M )

Chen =wan precious trinket. oo jiw -^ =fu kuei chia ch'i
j
fine vessel for the
^
rich and honour-

able.

^ 1^ Nan cKuan chin yii Ch'i shih pao ting

X^ n] = embroidered jade chih chin = a

of Nan-ch'uan (i.e. gem among pre-

Ching-te Chen). cious vessels of

7a rare stone.

A =I Zz'gn c/j^n shang JC7 han hsing = to contain

precious reward of
the lover of the

lotus.

Sp^ fragrance.

For other marks on porcelain and pottery see Marks on Pottery and

Porcelain, by "W, Burton and R. L. Hobson, and The New Chaffers.