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130. I'".sr of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, a pendant to the ai)Ove, an<l l)earing 

 a decoration only differing in details. The inscription here reads: 



The sage is gone on pleasure bent, 



Answer'd the boy 'neath pinewoods' shade; 

 Where? I know not — but in the.se hills 



Where clouds hang thick o'er some deep glnde. 



Height, 7 inches; diameter, 41 inches. (See Plate 6. ) 



LSI. W'itir-cup (small) of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, decorated witli three 

 groups, each containing three sprays of bamboo delicately painted in green 

 enamel color above rich glaze. Mark as on Xo. 85. Height, If inches; 

 diameter, 3| inches. 



182. Wiiu'-cap (small) of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, decorated with sprays oi 

 pine, bamboo, and plum-blossom, symbolical of a long life (see Nf). 181) 

 delicately painted in deep blue under a brilliant transparent glaze. Mark 

 as on No. 85. Height, 2 inches; diameter, 3| inches. 



\"'.'>. \'((Kc of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, shaped like a g<jurd I'ontracted in 

 the middle. Entirely covered with clouds, through which appears an 

 imperial five-clawed dragon, all in deep transparent blue, contrasting well 

 with the pure white ground. No mark. Height, 9 inches. (See Plate 7.) 



134. J'rrirll-holder, circular in shape and very broad, of white Ch'enghua porcelain 



(1465 to 1487). Decoration, in beautiful shade of blue under transparent 

 glaze, a long poem from the pen of the celebrated poet Li T'ai-po, of the 

 Sung dynasty (A. D. 699 to 762), inculcating the P^picurean philosophy, 

 which may be summed up in Horace's words, Carpe diem, qiiam iiiiuuuum 

 credula postero. The advice contained in the poem is being put into practice 

 by a merry party round the festive board, whose actions express the words 

 of the Latin author: Fruamur bonis qitce sunt; pretiuso vino et unguenfis nos 

 impleamus, non prRiereat vos fos temporis. No mark. Height, 6 inches; 

 diameter, 6| inches. 



135. Ricc-honi of pure white Yungcheng porcelain ornamented with trailing gourd 



and leaves moulded in relief under a thick celadon glaze. Mark as on No. 

 85. Height, 25 inches; diameter, 4| inches. 



1.3(). r<7.sv' of pure white Yungcheng i)orcelain with no ornamentation. Hexagonal 

 in shape, bellying outward for one-third of height, then rapidly contracting 

 to form long tapering neck, on which, on either side, is an oj>en ear-shaped 

 handle covered with a uniform celadon glaze. ]\Iark as on No. 85. Height, 

 lOg inches. 



137. V(tsc (small) of white Yungcheng porcelain, circular in shape, with narrow 

 neck and ornamented with groups of lotus flowers moulded on the paste in 

 relief and covered with thick, pale celadon glaze. No mark. Height, 5| 

 inches. 



138-145. Ritr-hoir/s (S) of thin, transparent white Yungcheng porcelain. Decoration 

 on outside, formal Chinese pinks, with trailing leaves moulded in relief, the 

 bowl springing from a lotus li(jwer moulded in relief above foot; inside, at 

 foot, a lotus flower engraved in the pa.ste. Covered inside and out with a 

 thick, transparent, celadon glaze. Mark as on No. 85. Height, IjJ inches; 

 diameter, 4^ inches. 



14(>. \'(isc of white Yungcheng porcelain, gradually bulging from base till suddenly 

 caught in to form short, narrow, everted neck, and covered with mono- 

 chrome glaze of dull carmine. Mark as on No. 85. Height, 8f int;hes. 



147. Incense-hunter of white Yiuigcheng porcelain, in shape of low, broad pan, with 

 a small ring handle on either side, covered inside and out with a dappled- 

 l)lHck and dark-green glaze — xouifir — to imitateold discolored bronze. Higlily 

 valued by Chinese collectors. Height, 2f inches; diameter, 5| inches. 



