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82. rase of pure white K'anglisi porcelain, tall, circular iu shape, the outline rising 



almost perpendicularly but with a slight slope outwards, then contracting 

 gracefully to neck, which everts at brim. A child holding in his hand a 

 pink lotus flower {Nelumhitim speciosum) is being presented to a tall Rishi 

 (? Lao Tze) standing, dressed in embroidered robes of pink, with Tung 

 Wang Kung(seeNo. 28) dressed in robes of yellow and blue and holding in his 

 hand the peach of the Genii. On neck are sprays of bamboo and the fungus 

 {li7ig chill) of the Immortals. A very beautiful specimen of K'anghsi ware. 

 The figures are quite large, Lao Tze being 8 inches in height, and painted 

 with considerable force and attention to detail. Height, 17^ inches. 



83. Vase of white porcelain, small, with swelling body suddenly contracting to form 



long, tapering neck, covered with the deep red glaze, known as lang yao or 

 sang-de-boettf, which has retreated from brim, though vase is colored inside. 

 No mark. Height, 4^ inches. 



84. Vase of white porcelain, pen-shaped with short, narrow, everted neck. Covered 



with a deep green glaze, termed by the Chinese lu-lang-yao or green lang 

 ware, the lang in the case of this specimen and of the last perpetuating, 

 according to the statement of Chinese dealers, the first syllable of the sur- 

 name of a Jesuit missionary who is credited with the invention of the com- 

 position used in these glazes. (See Glazes ante). The glaze is coarsely crackled 

 inside and out. This is the only specimen oi green lang-yao I have ever seen 

 or heard of. No mark. Height, 7f inches. 

 85, 86. Plates (a pair) of pure white Yungcheng (1723 to 1735) porcelain. Ornamen- 

 tation consists of two branches of the peach tree, one bearing pink, the 

 other white blossoms. The branches spring from the foot, and, after 

 spreading over the outside, cr©ss the brim to cover the inside. Five 

 peaches, varying from deep red at the pointed end to green near stem, 

 are delineated on the inside and three on the outside. Above the flowers 

 hover three bats on inside of plate and two on outside, thus forming a 

 Chinese expression, i]x-i'ao-ivu-fu, the eight peaches and the five forms of 

 happiness (see No. 27), equivalent to " long life and every kind of happi- 

 ness." The painting is admirable. Mark Ta-ch'ing-yung-cheng-nien-cMh, 

 " Made during the period Yung Cheng of the Great Pure dynasty." Diam- 

 eter, 8i inches. . 



87. Bice boivl of thin white Yungcheng porcelain with everted brim. Two sprays of 



rose spread so as to decorate the entire outside with bloom and leaves, the 

 end of the spray with leaves, and bud passing over the brim to inside. This 

 and the next three numbers are beautiful specimens. Mark, as in last. 

 Height, 2^ inches; diameter, 4f inches. 



88. Rice bowl of thin white Yungcheng porcelain. Two sprays of peach-blossom, 



one bearing pink, the other white bloom, start from foot, spreading so as 

 to decorate the entire outside and the ends of the sprays passing over the 

 brim to the interior. Mark, as above. Height, 2^ inches ; diameter, 4f 

 inches. 



89. Wine-cup of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, having a crooked branch of the 



dwarf plum bearing white bloom most delicately painted around the side. 

 Mark, as above. Height, 2^ inches ; diameter, 3f inches. 



90. Wine-cup of fine white Yungcheng porcelain, with everted brim ; decoration : 



Four medallions of about 1 inch diameter, containing each a group of heav- 

 enly bamboos with red berries {fien-chu, Nandina domestica), convolvulons, 

 etc., very delicately painted in natural colors. Mark, as above. Height, 2i 

 inches ; diameter, 3f inches. 

 91,92. /Saucers (a pair) of white Yungcheng porcelain. Decoration : /jtside, in center 

 within a double circle, two Imperial five-chiwed dragons (see No. 4) with 

 clouds and flaming sun engraved in paste, the clouds and one dragon being 



