482 REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



sliaded with deejier tones of the same color, and above by a similar band, 

 outlined with a dotted border of blue, in carmine and shaded with the latter 

 color, the decoration ending in a narrow border of pale yellow pattern out- 

 lined with black. The colors throughout are subdued in tone, producing a 

 very rich and harmonious effect. Mark as on No. 324. Height, 7^ inches. 



335. Bold (small) with slightly everted brim of thin white Chienluug porcelain cov- 



ered Avitli brilliant vitreous glaze. On a pale lemon yellow ground are large 

 conventional peonies, of Avhich the outer petals are of magenta purple and 

 the inner petals of bine, having a magenta center, with buds of same colors, 

 and leaves of various shades of green. Inside plain. Mark as on No. 324. 

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



336. Vase of pure white Chienlung porcelain covered with brilliant transparent vit- 



reous glaze. Of very graceful shape, resembling a much-flattened bulb with 

 long taj)ering neck which represents three- fifths of total height. Ornamented 

 with beautifully drawn red roses, yellow orchids {Malaxis and Epidendrmn) 

 with leaves of deep green to former and of delicate grass green to latter. In 

 this case at least the delicate transparency so admired on the real vitreous 

 ware has been attained. Appended is the following inscription, sealed with 

 the auihor'' S7ioms(le plume ; i.e., his favorite designations: " The four seasons 

 changed to an everlasting spring," "The perfect man of pure and world-wide 

 fame. " 



"As flow'rs imprisou'd hold each eve 

 In loving clasp the sweet Djoon's rays, 

 So man, by loving flow'rs, each year 

 Surely prolongs his length of days." 



337. Vase (small) of white Chiach'ing (1796 to 1820) porcelain, in shape of a gourd 



contracted in the middle. On either side is a medallion formed by the char- 

 acter shoii (longevity) on the lower swelling, and on the upper by a grotesque 

 winged bat, with two three-clawed dragons curling from top and encircling 

 the lower {shou character) medallion. The dragons have foliated flames 

 springing from their sides. The decoration, which is well drawn and shaded 

 in deep blue under glaze, is completed by a band of Grecian pattern round 

 the foot and by a band of foliated scroll-work round the rim. Mark TachHng- 

 cMach'ing-nien-cMh: "Made during the Chiach'ing period of the Great 

 Pure dynasty." Height, 7 inches. 



338. 330. Bowls for growing narcissus, of white Chiach'ing porcelain of ovate shape 



divided into four scallops. Between a band at rim and another at foot of 

 foliated scroll pattern is the decoration in chief, which, on each curved panel 

 or scallop, consists of a character shou (longevity) in seal form surmounted 

 by a bat, thg decoration thus signifying "long age and every happiness," 

 and supported on either side by conventional (or western) lotus flowers and 

 leaves. The decoration is throughout in relief in whitish celadon on a 

 ground of dark celadon. Mark as on No. 337. Height, 2i inches; length, 

 7| inches. 



340. Vase of white Chiach'ing porcelain, of slender bulbous shape with long tapering 



neck, covered inside and out with deep green glaze (known to the Chinese 

 as "apple-green") closely crackled. Mark as on No. 337. Height, 12J 

 inches. 



341, 342. Plates of white Chiach'ing porcelain with scalloped edges. Inside are five 



bats surrounding a medallion formed of the seal character shou — i. e., long 

 life and every happiness — in vermilion, shaded, on a white ground. On out- 

 side, round the convex brim are branching sprays of plum blossom and two 

 birds left white on a vermilion ground and shaded with the color of the 

 ground. Mark as on No. 337. Diameter, 5f inches. 



