464 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



130. Vase of pure white Yuugcheug porcelain, a peudaufc to the above, and bearing 

 a decoration only differing in details. The inscription here reads : 



" The sage is gone on pleasure bent," 



Answer'd the boy 'neath pinewoods' shade ; 

 "Where? I know not— but in these hills 



Where clouds hang thick o'er some deep glade." 



Height, 7 inches ; diameter, 4i inches. 



1.31. Wine-cup (small) of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, decorated with three 

 groups, each containing three sprays of bamboo delicately painted in green 

 enamel color above rich glaze. Mark as on No. 85. Height, If inches ; diam- 

 eter, 3f inches. 



132.' Wine-cup (small) of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, decorated with sprays of 

 pine, bamboo, and plum-blossom, symbolical of a long life (see No. 181) deli- 

 cately painted in deep blue under a brilliant transparent glaze. Mark as on 

 No. 85. Height, 2 inches; diameter, 3f Inches. 



133. Vase of pure white Yungcheng porcelain, shaped like a gourd contracted in 



the middle. Entirely covered with clouds, through which appears an im- 

 perial five-clawed dragon, all in deep transparent blue, contrasting well 

 with the pure white ground. No mark. Height, 9 inches. 



134. Pencil-holder, circular in shape and very broad, of white Ch'enghuaporcelaiu (1465 



to 1487). Decoration, in beautiful shade of blue under transparent glaze, 

 a long poem from the pen of the celebrated poetdi T*ai-po, of the Sung 

 dynasty (A. D. 699 to 762), inculcating the Epicurean philosophy, which may 

 be summed up in Horace's words, Caipe diem, quam minimum crednla portuo. 

 The advice contained in the poem is being put into practice by a merry 

 party round the festive board, whose actions express the words of the Latin 

 author: Fruamur bonis quce sunt; pretioso vino et unguentis nos impleamus, non, 

 prcetereatnos flos lemporis. No mark. Height, 6 inches ; diameter, 6| inches. 



135. Bice-iotcl of pure white Yungcheng porcelain ornamented with trailing gourd and 



leaves molded in relief under a thick c61adon glaze. Mark as on No. 85. 

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



136. Vase of pure white Yungcheng porcelain with no ornamentation. Hexagonal in 



shape, bellying outwards for one-third of height, then rapidly contracting to 

 form long tapering neck, on which, on either side, is an open ear-shaped 

 handle covered witli a uniform celadon glaze. Mark as on No. 85. Height, 

 lOf inches. 



137. Vase ( small ) of white Yungcheng porcelain, circular in shape, with narrow 



neck and ornamented with groups of lotus flowers molded on the paste in 

 relief and covered with thick, pale celadon glaze. No mark. Height, 5| 

 inches. 

 138145. Bice-bowls (8) of thin, transparent white Yungcheng porcelain. Decoration 

 on outside, formal Chinese pinks, with trailing leaves molded in relief, the 

 bowl springing from a lotus flower molded in relief above foot; inside, at 

 foot, a lotus flower engraved in the paste. Covered inside and out with a 

 thick, transparent, c61adon glaze. Mark as on No. 85. Height, If inches; 

 diameter, 4i inches. 



146. Vase of white Yungcheng porcelain, gradually bulging from base till suddenly 



caught in to form ^hort, narrow, everted neck, and covered with mono- 

 chrome glaze of dull carmine. Mark as on No. 85. Height, 8f inches. 



147. Incense-burner of white Yungcheng porcelain, in shape of low, broad pan, with 



a small ring handle on either side, covered inside and out with a dappled- 

 black and dark-green glaze— ;iS'oh;(??6— to imitate old discolored bronze. Highly 

 valued by Chinese collectors. Height, 2| inches; diameter, 5^- inches. 



148. 149. Plates (a pair) of very thin, pure white Yungcheng porcelain ; small and 



covered with a delicate Imperial yellow brilliant glaze. On foot, which is 

 alone left white, mark as on No. 85, in blue. Diameter, 3| inches. 



