CERAMIC ART IN CHINA. 413 



393. Of white porcelain and globular shape, decorated with an imperial (ive-clawed 



dragon in cloud.s pursuing the sun, painted in vermilion. INIark, a dragon. 



394. Of white porcelain and shaped as a small jar with wide mouth; decorated with 



landscapes in deep t)lue under glaze. No mark. 



395. Of white Yungcheng (1723 to 1735) porcelain and of cylindrical shape; orna- 



mented with imperial five-clawed dragons amidst clouds engraved in the 

 paste under ? brilliant white glaze. Mark as on No. 85 

 39t). Of white porcelain and of bulbous shape with slender n ?,k, covered with a 

 mottled decoration of white, blue, and red wavy streaks. No mark. 



397. Of white Yungcheng ( 1 723 to 1735 ) porcelain and of elongated globular shape, deco- 



rated in deep blue under glaze with a representation of two of the Seven 

 Worthies of the Bandjoo (Jrove (see No. 53) with attendant carrying books, 

 under a tree near entrance to a pavilioia. ]\Iark as on No. 85. 



398. Of coarse porcelain, said to be of Sung dynasty (960 to 1278), and of globular 



shape with short neck and everted brim, covered with thick white glaze 

 coarsely crackled. No mark. 



399. Of white porcelain and jar-shaped with wide mouth; decorated with imperial 



five-clawed dragons with oi:)en mouths and red tongues rising from waves and 

 fiying through clouds in pursuit of sun — all in deep green. Broad flat cover 

 ornamented with a similar dragon "sitting" in deep green. Mark as on 

 No. 346. 



400. Of white porcelain and cylindrical in shape, decorated with a groui? of lotus 



flowers and leaves, and flags in deep blue under glaze. No mark. 



401. Of white porcelain and of slender lancelle form, bearing conventional lotus 



flowers (the so-called "Western lotus") and leaves, engraved in the paste 

 imder brilliant glaze. No mark. 



402. Of white Yungcheng (1723 to 1735) porcelain and of cylindrical shape, deco- 



rated with painting in deep blue under glaze of a wrestling match in the 

 courtyard of a yamen or official residence, in presence of the occupant. 

 Mark as on No. 85. 



403. Of white porcelain covered with a crackled glaze and moulded in form of a rat 



feeding on a corn cob which it is holding between its feet. No mark. 



404. Of white porcelain and of circular shape, decorated with a landscajie in colors. 



Mark (unidentified), " Yu-f ang-ya." 



405. Of white porcelain and of bulbous shape, with slender neck; decorated with 



painting in deep blue under glaze, representing the Eighteen Lohan (Chi- 

 nese) or Arhat (Sanskrit), the immediate di.sciples of the Buddha (see No. 

 32). The mark attributes the snuff-bottle to the Ch'enghua period (1465 to 

 1487), but it more ])robably belongs to the K'anghsi (1662 to 1722). 



406. Of white porcelain and of bulbous shape, with tapering neck, covered with a 



brilliant deep blue {bleu de roi) glaze. No mark. 



407. Of creamy white porcelain and of fiattened, circular shape; on a ground repre- 



senting waves engraved in paste are genii paying homage to the maiden im- 

 mortal Ho Hsien-Ku (see No. 32). A fine specimen of this ware. No mark. 



408. Of white porcelain and of tall, ovate form, with cup-shaped neck; well moulded 



in open-work representing imperial five-clawed dragons amid clouds and 

 flame, confined at top by foliate scroll and Grecian pattern bands, all colored 

 deep vermilion; cover to match. No mark. 



409. Of white Ming dynasty porcelain and of tall, cylindrical shape, decorated with 



a painting in blue and vermilion under glaze of the Three Heroes, Chang 



Liang, Ch'en P'ing, and Han Hsin. No mark. 



Chang Liang was one of the earliest adherents and afterwards chief 

 counsellor of Liu Pang, the founder of the Han dynasty, whose cause 

 he embraced B. C. 208, and to whose triuinph he materially contrib- 

 uted by his wise counsels, lie died B. C. 189. 



