378 u?:p«»kt of national museum, 190(). 



•rrapi-s nil which a s<iuirrel if^ feeding, in various shades of blue undera tran»- 

 jmront glaze. Mark, as above. Height, 4^ inches. 



This is a well-known Chinese motive. "The first picture of the squirrel 

 and the vine" (says Anderson, catalogue of Japanese and Chinese 

 j)aintings in the British Museum, No. 747) "appears to have been 

 ])ainted by Wing Yiian-chang, a famous artist of the Sung dynasty, 

 A. D. 9H0 to 1259, ami has been repeated by innumerable copies in 

 China and Japan." 

 3S, 3!). Plates (a pair) of white K'anghsi ]iorcelain, having a large-sized character in 

 center, believed to be Thibetan, surrounded on the sides by three concentric 

 lines of smaller characters of similar type; on outside are three similar lines 

 of characters in deep blue under transparent glaze. Mark, as above. Diam- 

 eter, 5i inches. 

 40,41. /)'o(/'/.s- (a i)air) of thin white K'anghsi porcelain. Ornamentation on outside 

 consists of a delicately-drawn band of waves on lower portion where bowl 

 springs from foot, with the pa-kun or eight diagrams (see No. 36) above. 

 Inside, within double circle, at bottom, the ybi and yang, all in deep blue 

 under transparent glaze. Mark, as above. Height, 2| inches; diameter, 4| 

 inches. 



The circle represents the ultimate principle of "being," which is divided 

 by a curving line into two equal portions, the positive and negative 

 essences, ynng and yin, respectively. Yang, the more lightly-colored 

 portion, corresponds to light, heaven, masculinity, etc. ; yin, the more 

 darkly colored, to darkness, earth, femininity, etc. To 'the intro- 

 duction of these two essences are due all the phenomena of nature. 

 42, 43. Jioirls (a pair), small, everted, of white K'anghsi porcelain, plain inside. 

 Decorated on outside with iris, grasses, longevity fungus {Ihig chih, a species 

 of (?) polyporus) , tea-roses, and other flowers delicately painted in enamel 

 colors upon a brick-red or vermilion ground. Mark, K^ang-hsi-yu-chih, 

 '•Made by special order of Emjieror K'anghsi." Height, 2j inches; diame- 

 ter, 4\ inches. 

 44, 4o. riates (a pair) of white K'anghsi porcelain, having a "sitting" imperial five- 

 clawed dragon on center, and similar flying dragons (see No. 4) amid clouds 

 arotmd the shelving side. Engraved in the paste under a thick deep-blue 

 glaze (hicn dc rol) which covers the entire plate inside and out, except the 

 foot, on which appears within a double circle Tn-ch^mg K^ang-hsi-nun-rhih, 

 "Made during the K'anghsi period of the Great Pure (the present) dynasty." 

 Diameter, 9|^ inches. 



46. Boirl, large, everted, of pure white K'anghsi porcelain, plain inside. On outside 



is a branch of peach tree bearing fruit and leaves, the latter in all stages 

 from the light green of the newly burst leaf to the brown of the withered 

 and worm-eaten, admirably painted. On the branch is seated a large bird, 

 termed by the Chinese a paroquet, but having a red beak, brown breast, 

 green plumage around neck and l)elow it, with brown on back, and black 

 and gray wings and tail. A fine specimen. ]\Iark, as above. Height, 3i 

 inches; diameter, SJ inches. (See Plate 1.) 



47, 4s. \Vinc-cup» (a pair), small, with straight lips, of white K'anghsi porcelain, 



covered outside with a monochrome dull glaze of violet magenta; plain 

 inside, except at bottom, where are two plums and some beans delicately 

 painted. Mark, as above. Height, If inches; diameter, 3^ inches. 

 49-52. liaiih (4), everted, of white K'anghsi porcelain, having imperial five-clawed 

 flying dragons (see No. 4) engraved in paste, over which are sprays of roses 

 and plum-blossoms, buds and leaves of various shades of green, open flowers 

 an<l butterflies alternately yellow and aubergine purple-brown under a trans- 

 l>arent glaze. Mark, as above. Height, 2^ inches; diameter, b\ inches. 



