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violet porcelain of Tingehow. The best was made l)y the family 

 Shu; that produced In' the daughter. Shu C'hiao. realizing- almost as 

 much as Ko-yao (the elder Chang's porcelain). Her large vases for 

 holding- Howers would fetch several ounces of silver each. Regard- 

 ing the violet variety, the technical annotator of M. Julien'swork 

 adds the following note: ''II est probable que ces porcelaines vio- 

 lettes etaient fabriquees Ti Tetat de biscuit, et colorees ensuite avec 

 un email plombeux colore par le manganese. Cette consideration 

 reporterait a Tannee 06<> de notre ere les glayures plombiferes; ce 

 n'est qu'en 1283 qu'un potier de Schlestadt trouva le procede de 

 vernir la poterie au moyen du plomb. et put creer une fabrication 

 veritablement industrielle. " 



The Ilsiuchmo-yao and Ssuchoic-yao^ from the districts respectively of 

 the same name in the Kiangnan province. They resembled the 

 (white?) Tingchow porcelain, but were far inferior in quality. 



The T''ang-yi-yao and Tengchaic-yao, manufactured in the T'ang and 

 Tengrhow districts of the department of Nayang. Honan province — 

 both celadon, but, like the next, inferior to Juchow ware. 



The Yaochow-yao^ from the district of that name in the department of 

 Hsi-an, Shansi province. They were originally celadon, but vases 

 of white porcelain, possessed of considerable merit, though lacking 

 in grace and strength, were subsequently produced. 



The Wmi '-yo<>. from the department of Chienning. Fukien province — a 

 celadon made from black coarse clay, lacking in polish and with 

 dr}^ looking glaze. 



The Ch!en-y<io, from the department of Chienchow. the present district 

 of Chienyang, in the department of Chienning, Fukien province — 

 thin, of pale black color and of high polish, it was highly esteemed; 

 some specimens were studded with granulations resembling drops 

 or yellow pearls. 



The Yuhmig-yao, from the Yiihang district, in the department of 

 Hangchow, Chehkiang province — a kind of celadon, resembling 

 Kvan-y(i(u but inferior, possessing neither the same crackle nor 

 brilliancy. 



The Ll.shu!-yao. from Lishui district, in the department of Ch'uchow, 

 Chehkiang province — heav}' and thick, resembling in color the 

 Lungch'iian (that is, celadon) ware. l)ut far inferior to it.^ 



YUAN DYNASTY, 12(30 TO 1340. 



Under the Mongol dynasty, the Yiian (1260 to 1349), the manufac 

 ture of porcelain generally appears to have retrograded. Exceptions, 

 however, must at least be made iji favor of that produced for the 

 special use of the Emperor. This ware — to judge from the specimens 



'S. Julien, L'histoire et la Fabrication de la Porcelaine Chinoise, pp. 12-21. 

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