410 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



side on a ground closely covered -with a foliated pattern engraved in the 

 paste under a deep Ijlue glaz(> are four medallions, gold-edged, and in sjiaces 

 between them are cumulus clouds in various colors. On the medallions are 

 four mythologir-al subjects which have eluded effortsat identification, namely, 

 two maidens in a pavilion among trees and rocks; three maidens in a meadow 

 under the shade of trees approaching an altar; a maiden clad in a green robe 

 and holding a rope, seated upon a cloud wdth seven magpies at her feet; and, 

 lastly, a maiden in a red robe upon a cloud also with seven magpies. Mark 

 as on No. 346. Height, 2^ inches; diameter, 5f inches. 



360, 364. Ricc-howh (a pair) of pure white Taokuang porcelain. Inside at bottom, 



within a double circle, is a wicker hand basket containing chrysanthemums, 

 peonies, and other flowers, around which are four groups of longevity fungus, 

 plum blossom, pomegranate, chrysanthemums, and grass in deep blue, 

 shaded with darker tones of same color. Outside on a ground closely covered 

 with foliated pattern engraved in paste under a deep magenta glaze, bearing 

 conventional lotus flowers with scroll-like foliage in enamel colors, are four 

 gold-edged medallions containing sprays of red and of purple peonies alter- 

 nating with groups of pomegranate flowers and fruit on a pure white ground. 

 Mark as on No. 346. Heiglit, 2| inches; diameter, 5| inches. 



361, .365. Bicp-howh (a pair) of pure Avhite Taokuang porcelain. Col(jr and decora- 



tion same as on No. 240. Mark as on No. 346. Height, 2h inches; diameter, 

 5| inches. 

 362, 363. Ric.e-boiols { a pair) of pure white Taokuang porcelain, slightly everted at 

 brim. On inside are five bats in vermilion (symbolical of the five happi- 

 nesses, (see No. 27), irregularly placed at bottom. On the outside are iris, 

 the veining, etc., being in thick color in high relief, also conventional pink 

 lotus, red peony, and flowers resembling the fox-glove and blue corn-flower, 

 with scroll-like foliage, all beautifully drawn in enamel colors of bright 

 tints on thick pale lemon-yellow ground. Mark as on No. 346. Height, 2^ 

 inches; diameter, 5|^ inches. 



367. Bovi (small) of white Taokuang porcelain, with everted brim. Decorated with 



a spray of white j)lum and longevity fungus l)eautifully painted, and with a 

 poem from the pen of the Emperor Taokuang bearing his seal. Mark SJim- 

 te-t'aiiy, a designation applied by that Emperor to a portion of the imi)erial 

 apartments and inscribed on the porcelain specially ordered by him for use 

 there. Height, 21 inches; diameter, 4^ inches. 



368. Circular dish of white Taokuang porcelain, decorated with sprays of peonies in 



vermilion below glaze and pink above glaze, and with delicately painted 

 butterflies and bees hovering over the flowers, the sprays spreading aroimd 

 the rim and then crossing the brim to cover the interior of the dish. Mark 

 as on last. Height, Ij inches; diameter, 6| inches. 



369,370. Rice-howls {large, a pair) of white Taokuang porcelain. Inside jjlain. Out- 

 side, on a i)lain white ground not engraved, is the same decoration as on No. 

 240. The mark for some reason has been ground away. Height, 2| inches; 

 diameter, 6J inches. 



371. Jar of earthenware. The ornamentation, which is in high relief, consists of two 

 l)ands of foliate scroll-work, confining an umbrella, a cylindrical flower-pot 

 containing coleus, a gourd-shaped vase, and two rolled-up painting scrolls 

 crossed, alternating with sheaves of ornate foliage, under a black-green glaze. 

 Height, 3f inches. 



372-375. Platen (4) of pure white Taokuang porcelain covered with lirilliant glaze 

 and decorated with l>eautifully painted sprays of W'hite plum blossom and 

 (if pink roses, which, after trailing around the deep rim, cross the brim and 

 cover the inside of the plate. Mark as on No. 346. Diameter, 4| inches. 



