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34:5. Boivl (small) of white Chiach'ing porcelain, with everted brim. Inside plain. 

 Ontside entirely covered with flowers of many varieties in red and cream yel- 

 low on white ground — hence termed by the Chinese "cup of 100 flowers". 

 Mark as on No. 337. Height, 2J inches; diameter, 4 inches. 



344. Vane of white Chiach'ing porcelain, of cylindrical shape, with low neck slightly 



everted and, on either side, below contraction toward neck a handle in shape 

 of an ancient altar, covered entirely with an olive green dappled {souffle) with 

 deep bine black. Mark as on No. 337. Height, 9^ inches. 



345. Snuff bottle of enamel upon copper, of flattened globular shape. Body is entirely 



covered with a representation of a celebrated "picture of the hundred chil- 

 dren" playing in a garden with pavilion and trees, etc., painted with great 

 care and detail. On the neck are a band of foliate scroll pattern in deep 

 blue upon a ground of very light shade of same color, and above it a band of 

 delicate yellow-brown grass on a ground of light green. Mark as on No. 337. 

 Height, 2^ inches. 



346. 347. Bowls (large), a pair, of white Taokuang (1821 to 1851) porcelain with wide 



open mouths. Inside plain. Outside sprays of bamboos, with crisp, bold 

 outline left white upon a deep brick-red ground. Mark Ta-chHng-tao-kuang- 

 nien-chih: "Made in the Taokuang period of the Great Pure dynasty." 

 Height, 2f inches; diameter, 7^ inches. 



348. Tea-cup and cover of thin white Taokuang porcelain, with wavy brim. On a 



ground of waves closely engraved in paste are Han Hsiang-tz'u and an at- 

 tendant sailing on a tree towards a pavilion far away in the clouds, and on 

 the cover is a woman (? Lao-yii) riding afeng-huang (see No. 4) toward a dis- 

 tant pavilion among the clouds. Mark as on last. Height, 3f inches; diam- 

 eter, 4 inches. 



Han Hsiang-tz'u is one of the Eight Immortals of Taoist fable. He was 

 an ardent votary of transcendental study, to whom Lii Tung-pin, an- 

 other of the Immortals, appeared and made him his pupil. He is 

 represented riding upon a tree trunk to immortality, in reference to 

 the legend that having been carried into the peach-tree of the genii 

 (see No. 27) he fell from the branches and entered upon a state of im- 

 mortality. 



349. Pencil ftoMer of unglazed pure white Taokuang biscuit, of broad cylindrical shape. 



Decorated with a landscape of good design molded in high relief, represent- 

 ing an old man riding a mule, followed by an attendant, over a two-arched 

 stone bridge across a mountain torrent towards a monastery built among a 

 grove of trees on a valley slope. Behind are towering hills, with roofs of 

 other monasteries and a pagoda appearing here and there among the peaks. 

 Mark as on No. 346 in relief. Fine specimen. Height, 5f inches; diameter, 

 4i inches. 

 350-352. TFine cups (3) of white Taokuang porcelain. Inside, at bottom, is a pink 

 lotus flower bearing in center a Buddhistic ornament in gold. On outside 

 around the brim is a border of the Eight Buddhistic Emblems (see No. 54) 

 in vermilion, each two being separated by a shou or " longevity" character 

 in seal form in pale green. Below are the seven paraphernalia of a Chakra- 

 vartli or universal sovereign (Sanskrit Sapta Raina). Between each pair is, 

 below, a small castle on rocks ; above, grotesque animals' heads with depend- 

 ent bead-fringe — all painted in colors and gold. Mark in Mongolian charac- 

 ters Baragon Tmnet. Height, If inches ; diameter, 2f inches. 



Marie. A daughter of the Emperor Taokuang married the Prince of 

 Western Tumet, a principality of Southern Mongolia, and these cups 

 are probably part of a service rnade for her as a wedding present at 

 the Imperial potteries. 



