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183, 1.S4. I'r^.si.s- (li) (if white Cliieuluug porcelain of putivhr shape, hut with everted 

 lU'ck, requiring no cover; bearing ornamentation of Itats, emblematical of 

 happiness, and lotus flowers witli formal foliage interlacing of various shades 

 of blue under transparent glaze; at neck a ])and of formal design and at foot 

 a deeper band of same. On either side a sort of handle molded in relief, 

 of a tiger's head holding a ring in the mouth. Mark same as last. Height, 

 8} inches. 



185. \'(isr, small and slender, of j)ure white Chienlung porcelain, of doulile thickness 

 at neck, tlie outer layer of jiaste terminating below in an everted scallop- 

 edged ruffle, curving outward and downward. Ornamentation consists of 

 roses and chrysanthenmms painted in deep blue under thick, transparent 

 glaze, leaving three medallions of pure milk white, in which, as open-work, 

 chrysanthemums and bamboos, roses, and jjlum blossoms are respectively 

 molded with great delicacy in relief under thick white glaze. Round the pro- 

 jecting edge at neck runs a foliated scroll engraved in relief under a white 

 glaze. A very beautiful specimen. Being intended to hold flowers, the 

 oi.ien-work of the medallions has required the presence of an interior vase, 

 separate in the body but uniting at the neck, to hold water. No mark. 

 Heiglit, 5 inches. .(See Plate 13.) 



18(3,,187. Rice-houis (2) of white Chienlung porcelain. Ornamentation: inaidc, two 

 circles inclosing a "sitting" imperial five-clawed dragon (see No. 4) amid 

 clouds; outside, two flying dragons of the same character amid clouds; all in 

 very deep, beautiful blue under a transparent glaze. Mark Ta-ch' liKj-cliien- 

 lung-nien-chih, in seal character in blue. Height, 2f inches; diameter, 5| 

 inches. 



188. I'ili/rim-holtlc of white Chienlung porcelain of same sliajje as No. 17H, l>ut of 

 smaller size, and bearing precisely same decoration, which is, however, in 

 deep blue, shaded, under a transparent glaze. Mark same as in last. Height, 

 13j inches; diameter, 5| and 10 inches. 



189, 190. Vases (a pair) of white Chienlung porcelain bellying outward above foot, 

 then gradually contracting to form slender neck, terminating in a small 

 globe. The ornamentation of the body consists of sprays of chrysanthemxims, 

 peach, plum blossom, pomegranate, peonies, and lichees, confined below by 

 a band of formal panel scroll-work, surmounting a band of cl(juds, and 

 al)ove by two bands of Grecian pattern inclosing between them one of 

 formal panel scroll-work, surmounted by a second band of foliate scroll, the 

 decoration being in deep blue under a transparent glaze. Mark same as on 

 No. 187. Height, 11 inches. 



191, 192. Plates (a pair) of white Chienlung porcelain. Unique specimens, displaying 

 great artistic skill as well as wealth and beauty of ornament. At rim is a 

 band having a foliate pattern incised in the paste, of conventional flowers and 

 foliage in enamel colors on a magenta ground. Separated from this by a 

 narrow bar of gold is a second band of open-work circular chain pattern of 

 alternatelj' blue and gold links on a ground of pale green, bearing a deli- 

 cate ornamentation in black. Another thin bar of gold divides this band 

 from the body of the plate, which is of lemon yellow, having a foliated pat- 

 tern engraved in the paste. On tlie lemon-colored ground are seen the live 

 poisonous reptiles, the flying centipede, the snake, the scorpion, the lizard, 

 and the toad, with peony flowers and antidotes against the venom of these 

 reptiles, namely, patch-work bags containing sprays of the yii plant (? dog- 

 wood) and the p'u or typha rush, all in enamel colors of natural tint. On 

 outside; on either side of perforated chain, which is painted as on inside, is a 

 band of leaf pattern in sliades of green on a deep orange ground picked out 

 with a foliate pattern in gold. On foot is a simple ring studded witli gems 



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