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215,210. Botvls (a pair) of white Cbieuliing porcelain. Everted brims. Covered 

 inside with a straw-colored glaze. Outside the ground is of brick-red, show- 

 ing in the natural white of the porcelain a decoration of conventional lotus 

 flowers, chrysanthemums, and foliage, shaded with the color of the ground, 

 vermilion. Mark as on No. 186. Height, 2f inches; diameter, 5i inches. 



217. Pencil-holder (small) of enamel, on copper, cylindrical, with four gilt dragon 



handles. Divided into two sections by three narrow horizontal bands, one 

 at top, one at foot, and the third midway between, of minute convolvulus, 

 peony, iris, and chrysanthemum blooms on white ground. The two sections 

 thus formed have a ground of diaper-pattern in deep olive green; on the 

 upper section in each space between the bauds is a panel containing a mini- 

 ature landscape in crimson; on the lower are two long panels of landscapes 

 with men fishing with rod and line, separated by two smaller panels each 

 containing a European lady holding a flower, delicately painted. Specimen 

 of the work of T'augying (see page 423). Mark as on No, 186. Height, 2^ 

 inches; diameter. If inches. 



218. F«se of white Chienlung porcelain. Shaped as a slender gourd. Contracted at 



middle by a band of narrow pointed leaves above, and another below, a cen- 

 tral ribbon, molded in relief; from upper and smaller swelling spring two 

 ear-shaped handles, covered entirely with dull monochrome glaze of deep 

 olive or "tea-dust" (eh'a-mo} color. Mark as on No. 186 impressed in foot. 

 Height, 10 inches. 



219. Flotver-liolder of white Chienlung porcelain. In shape a much flattened globe, 



from which springs a wide everted neck closed at top, with three perforations 

 to hold single flowers covered with brilliant deep blue {hleu de roi) glaze. 

 Mark as on last. Height, 3^ inches. 



220. Vase (small) of pure white Chienlung porcelain. From a small stand, vermilion 



color, bearing a geometrical scroll pattern in gold — to imitate a stand of 

 carved wood — springs the vase, gently bulging to two-thirds height, when it 

 contracts to form everted neck. The body is of dull light blue, on which are 

 conventional flowers in various shadesof pink and yellow with scroll foliage in 

 shades of green veined with darker tints of same, confined at foot by a panel 

 band of delicate pink edged with dull green ; and, at contraction below neck, 

 by a band of foliated scrolls of pink outlined with deep green, the pink be- 

 coming lighter till it merges in a narrow band of vermilion studded with small 

 open circlets of gold. The decoration at base of neck consists of a bulging 

 band of yellow, bearing conventional flowers of various shades of pink and 

 yellow, and green scroll-like foliage. Above on the trumpet-shaped neck is 

 the same dull, light-blue ground as on body, bearing pink and white flowers 

 with delicate green leaves, confined below by a band of upright banana 

 leaves of palest green outlined with white and veined with black, and above 

 by a band round the brim of vermilion, bearing scroll-work in gold. In- 

 side pale sea green. On foot of same, mark as on No. 186. A choice speci- 

 men. Height, 5| inches. 



221. Pencil-holder of pure white porcelain, of broad circular shape. Consists of beau- 



tifully molded open work representing a bamboo grove strewn with rocks 

 partially covered with stone crop, on one of which is a "painted" thrush 

 about one-half natural size. The bamboo stalks are of pale green enamel 

 the fibers at joints shaded in brown, leaves of emerald merging into peacock 

 green, rocks light green delicately shaded into blue at hollows and under 

 parts, thrush very delicately painted in brown, shaded with darker tint of 

 same, every feather being defined. An exceptionally fine specimen. Mark 

 lii-chu-shan-fang-clien-ls'anf/: "The i)recious treasure of the house of green 

 bamboo hill." Height, 6 inches ; diameter, 5f inches. 



222. Pencil-holder of white Chienlung porcelain. Tall, cylindrical in shape. Formed 



of sections of slight bamboos kept in place by a ribbon at top and another at 



