406 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



''It is of bexagonal form, with lobed border, decorated in panels, with 

 formal sprays of flowers, plum blossoms, polyporus fungus, and grass, 

 chrysanthemum, bamboo, etc., carved in relief under a glaze of bright 

 green color like jade, raised in faint millet like tubercles."* 



LESS CELEBRATED VARIETIES. 



In addition to the above celebrated productions of the Sung dy- 

 nasty, the following less remarkable varieties may be mentioned : 



The Rsiao-yao, from the Hsiao district, in the department of Hsiichou, 

 Kiangnan province, extremely thin and brilliant, white in color, 

 and very elegant in shape and workmanship. 



The Cliichou-yao, from the district of that name, corresponding with 

 the present Luling district, in the department of Chi-an, Kiangnan 

 province, both white and violet, the latter closely resembling the 

 violet porcelain of Tingchou. The best was made by the family 

 Shu ', that produced by the daughter Shu Chiao realizing almost as 

 much as Ko-yao (the elder Chang's porcelain). Her large vases for 

 holding flowers would fetch several ounces of silver each. Eegard- 

 ingthe violet variety, the technical annotator of M. Julien's work 

 adds the following note : "II est i)robable que ces porcelaines vio- 

 lettes etaient fabriquees a I'etat de biscuit, et colorees ensuite avec 

 un email plombeux colore par le manganese. Cette consideration 

 reporterait a I'annee 960 de notre ere les glagures plombiferes ; ce 

 n'est qu'en 1283 qu'un potier de Schelestadt trouva le procede de 

 vernir la poterie au moyen du plomb, et put creer une fabrication 

 veritablement industrielle." 



The HsiucJiou-yao and 8siichou-yao, from the districts respectively of 

 the same name in the Kiangnan province. They resembled the 

 (white!) Tingchow porcelain, but were far inferior in quality. 



The T^ang-yi-yao and Tengcliou-yao manufactured in theT'ang Teugchou 

 districts of the department of Kayang, Honan province — both 

 celadon, but, like the next, inferior to Juchou ware. 



The Yaochou-yao, from the district of that name in the department of 

 Hsi-an, Shansi province. They were originally celadon, but vases 

 of white porcelain, possessed of considerable merit, but lacking in 

 grace and strength, were subsequently produced. 



The Wuni-yao, from the department of Chieuning, Fukien j)rovince — a 

 celadon made from black coarse clay, lacking in polish and with 

 dry looking glaze. 



The Chieti-yao, from the department of Chienchou, the present district 

 of Chienyang, in the department of Chienning, Fukien province — 

 thin, of pale black color and of high polish, it was highly esteemed ; 

 some specimens were studded with granulations resembling drops 

 or yellow pearls. 



*Julieu: Oj>, cit., pp. 67-69. Bnsliell : Op. cit., No. 70. 



