384 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1990. 



83. VoKi of white iwrcelain, small, with swellinir Ixxly suddenly contracting to form 



long, tapering neck, covered with the deep red glaze known as lang yao or 

 mng-de-bceuf, which has retreated from brim, though vase is colored inside. 

 No mark. Height, 4^ inches. 



84. T «,sr of white porcelain, pen-shaped, with short, narrow, everted neck. Covered 



with a deep green glaze, termed by the Chinese lu-hmg-yao or green lang 

 ware. (Regarding the origin of the Chinese designation of the ware repre- 

 sented by tliis and the preceding specimen, see page 346.) The glaze is 

 coarsely crackled inside and out. This is the only specimen of green lang-yao 

 I have ever seen. No mark. Height, 7f inches. 



85. 86. Platex (a pair) of pure white Yungcheng (1723 to 1735) porcelain. Ornamen- 



tation (insists of two branches of the peach tree, one bearing pink, the other 

 white blossoms. The branches spring from the foot, and, after spreading 

 over the outside, cross the brim to cover the inside. Five peaches, varying 

 from deep red at the pointed end to green near stem, are delineated on the 

 inside and three on the outside. Above the flowers hover three bats on 

 inside of plate and two on outside, thus forming a Chinese expression pa-t'ao- 

 vm-fn, the eight peaches and the five forms of happiness (see No. 27), equiva- 

 lent to "long life and (!very kind of happiness." The painting is admirable. 

 Mark Ta-ch'ing-yiuig-cMng-nien-eltih, "Made during the period Yung Cheng 

 of the Great Pure dynasty." Diameter, 8 J inches. 



87. Rice howl of thin white Yungcheng porcelain with everted brim. Two sprays of 



roses spreatl so as to decorate the entire outside with bloom and leaves, the 

 end of the spray with leaves and bud passing over the brim to inside. This 

 and Jie next three numbers are beautiful specimens. Mark, as in last. 

 Height, 2i inches; diameter, 4f inches. 



88. Rice bmol of thin white Yungcheng porcelain. Two sprays of peach blossom, one 



bearing i)ink, the other white bloom, start from foot, spreading so as to deco- 

 rate the entire outside and the ends of the sprays passing over the brim to 

 the interior. Mark, as above. Height, 2^ inches; diameter, 4| inches. 



89. Wine cap of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, having a crooked branch of the 



dwarf plum bearing white bloom most delicately painted around the side. 

 Mark, as above. Height, 2 J inches; diameter, 3f inches. 



90. Wine cup of fine white Yungcheng porcelain, with everted brim. Decoration: 



Four medallions of about 1 inch diameter, containing each a group of heav- 

 enly bamboos with red berries {t'ien-chn, Nandina domestica), convolvulus, 

 etc., very delicately painted in natural colors. Mark, as above. Height, 2J 

 inches; diameter, 3| inches. 



91. 92. SmtcevK (a pair) of W'hite Yungcheng porcelain. Decoration: Inside, in center 



within a double circle, two imperial five-clawed dragons (see No. 4) with 

 (tlouds and flaming sun engraved in paste, the clouds and one dragon being 

 colored green, the other dragon aubergine purple on yellow ground; outside, 

 round the rim, four flying feng hnang (see No. 4), between each two are 

 cumuli clouds, all engraved in paste and colored green upon a yellow ground. 

 On foot also yellow. Mark, as above, in aubergine purple. Diameter, 5| 

 inches. 



93. Saucer oi pure white Yungcheng porcelain. Plain inside; on outside the bulg- 



mg run is decorated with red lotus flowers {Nelumhiinn speciosum), blue 

 cornflowers and (•<)nventif)nal foliage on l)lack ground. Mark, as above, in 

 blue. A small but admirable specimen of the black ground porcelain pro- 

 duced by Fangying. (See Prefa(!e.) Diameter, 4^ inches. 



94, 95. Wine cups (a pair) of pure white. Yungcheng porcelain, decorated with 



four medallions of formal floral scroll pattern. Mark, as in last. Height, 

 1| inches; diameter, 2§ inches. 



