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247, Boivl of white Chienlimg porcelain with everted brim. Decorated, outside, with 

 grasses, yellow lotus liowers, blue and red pinks, peonies, and leaves of vari- 

 ous shades of greeu well painted, on somewhat dull vermilion ground ; with 

 flowers on white ground at bottom inside. Mark as ou No. 186. Height, 2f 

 inches; diameter, 5;^ inches. 



248-251. Rice-howls of white Chienluug porcelain, with everted brim. On outside, 

 bands at rim and above foot, of foliated scroll-work in white shaded with 

 vermilion on a ground of same color, confine a plain white space on which 

 is written in vermilion characters a long poem composed by Emperor Chien- 

 luug and bearing his seal and date of " the spring of Ping-yen," i. e., 1716. 

 Ou inside on plain white ground, at hottom branches of pine, plum blossom 

 (emblems of longevity, see No. 181) and the " Buddha's hand " citron (CHrus 

 sarcodactylus) in vermilion; ou side two bands of scroll-work similar to those 

 ou outside. Mark as on No. 186. Height, 2^ inches; diameter, 4^^ inches. 



252. Wine-cu,p of thin, pure white Chieulung porcelain, Avith wide, open mouth. In- 



side plain, covered with brilliant transparent glaze. On outside, between 

 two narrow bands of Grecian pattern at rim and above foot is a very close 

 and delicate ornamentation of lotus flowers and leaves, engraved, as is the 

 Grecian pattern, in the paste, which is unglazed. On this, as ground, appear 

 two Imperial five-clawed dragons molded in relief and beautifully drawn 

 and shaded in vermilion under brilliant glaze. Mark as on No. 186. A very 

 curious and beautiful specimen. Height, 2 inches ; diameter, 4^ inches. 



253. Plate of white Chienluug porcelain, decorated inside with red peony {Pcconia 



Moutan), white Magnolia yulan, and buds on a deep blue ground ornamented 

 with a foliate decoration engraved in the paste. On outside under brim five 

 bats, symbolical of the five kinds of happiness, in vermilion. Mark as on 

 No. 186. Diameter, 8 inches. 



254. 255. Plates of white Chienluug porcelain, similar to above. Decoration on 



inside consists, however, of sprays of red rose, asters, and pomegranate on a 

 green ground similarly ornamented with foliate decoration engraved in paste. 

 Mark and size the same as last. 



256. Plate of white Chienluug porcelain. On light whitish carmine ground orna- 



mented with conventional lotus flowers and leaves in deep carmine, on which 

 are five foliated panels containing landscape scenes in enamel colors, in fore- 

 ground of each of which is a European clad in the dress of the Louis the 

 Fourteenth period, bearing a sword, a branch of coral, a/w-i (see No. 81), a 

 crutch, and the model of a European house on a salver. Outside decoration 

 and mark same as on No. 253. 



257. Plate of white Chienlung porcelain. On a vermilion ground ornamented with 



conventional lotus flowers and leaves in gold are five foliated panels con- 

 taining landscapes painted in enamel colors. Outside decoration and mark 

 same as on No. 253. 



258. Plate of white Chienluug porcelain. On pale yellow-brown mottled ground re- 



sembling agate are five foliated panels containing landscapes in enamel 

 colors, in foreground of each of which is a child carrying a halberd, a lotus 

 flower, ajii-i, a Buddhistic sacred relic (she-li) on a salver, and one pursuing 

 a butterfly. Outside decoration and mark same as on No. 253. 



2.59. Plate of white Chienlung porcelain. On a light greeu ground covered with 

 delicate cloud-like ornaments in black are sprays of lotus, roses, Peonia Moutan, 

 plum blossoms, and chrysanthemum in natural colors. Outside decoration 

 and mark as on No. 2.53. 



260. Bowl (small) of white Chienlung porcelain. Plain inside. Outside, on a pale, 

 rich, celadon ground are flowers painted in vermilion, with leaves of enamel 

 green. Mark as on No. 186. Height, If inches; diameter, 3| inches. 



