THE CERAMIC ART IN CHINA. 487 



384. Of white porcelain and bulgiug cylindrical shape, bearing- an Imperial livo- 



clawed dragon, well drawn in blue nnder glaze twisting around the bottle. 

 No mark. Height, 3| inches. 



385. Of white porcelain. Cylindrical in shape, tho lower portion divided into two 



fluted sections by three double bands. Decoration, branches of pine, bam- 

 boo, and plum-blossom, symbolical of long life (see No. 181), in deep blue 

 under glaze. No maris. Height, 3 inches. 



386. Of rock crystal. Flat and circular in shape, the two faces of a Carolus dollar 



being carved in relief on the sides. No mark. 



387. Of agate : shape, a flat oblong with beveled corners, showing an admirable 



representation of a horse feeding, naturally formed in the stone, in brown on 

 a dull opaque white ground. No mark. 

 88. Of pure white porcelain and of much flattened globe shape, decorated witli a 

 rebus on either side admirably painted in deep bine under glaze: (1) three 

 crabs holding reeds, reading sati li^ang hsich chhutn la, and also meaning 

 "three generations gain the first class at the metropolitan examinations ;" 

 (2) two pigeons perched in a willow tree, reading eshpa {k'o) ieng k'e, and also 

 meaning "at eighteen to be successful in the examinations." Mark YUii-shih- 

 ya-chifi ; " made for Yiiii SItih-ya " — an unidentified name. 



389. Of white porcelain, tall and cylindrical in shape ; decorated with children play- 



ing, of the natural color of the porcelain on aground covered with thick black 

 glaze. No mark, 



390. Of brown agate and ovate in shape. The surface is carved so as to show 



monkeys of a yellow-white color gamboling in trees and on ground. 



391. Of white porcelain covered with a dark olive or "tea-dust" (Cli'a-mo) glaze and 



pear-shaped. 



392. Of cream-white porcelain and of ovate form. On a light green ground molded 



to represent waves are the Eighteen lohan (Chin.) or arhat (Sanskrit), the 

 immediate disciples of the Buddha (see No. 32) molded in high relief, confined 

 above and below by a narrow waving border of brick red. On the cover are 

 waving bauds of brick red and green alternately. Good specimen. No mark. 



393. Of white porcelain and globular shape, decorated with an imperial five-clawed 



dragon in clouds pursuing sun, painted in vermilion. Mark, a dragon. 



394. Of white porcelain and shaped as a small jar with wide mouth ; decorated with 



landscapes in deep blue under glaze. No mark. 



395. Of white Yungchdng (1723 to 1735) porcelain and of cylindrical shape; orna- 



mented with imperial five-clawed dragons amidst clouds engraved in the 

 paste under a brilliant white glaze. Mark as on No. 85. 



396. Of white porcelain and of bulbous shape with slender neck, covei'ed with a 



mottled decoration of white, blue, and red wavy streaks. No mark. 



397. Of white Yungcheng (1723 to 1735) porcelain and of elongated globular shape, deco- 



rated with a representation of two of the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove 

 (see No. 53) with attendant carrying books, under a tree near entrance to a 

 pavilion, in deep blue under gla^e. JVIark as on No. 85. 



398. Of coarse porcelain, said to be of Sung dynasty (960 to 1278), and of globular 



shape with short neck and everted brim, covered with thick white glaze 

 coaisely crackled. No mark. 



399. Of white porcelain and jar-shaped with wide mouth; decorated with imperial 



five-clawed dragons with open mouths and red tongues rising from waves and 

 flying through clouds in pursuit of sun — all in deep green. Broad flat cover 

 ornamented with a similar dragon "sitting" in deep green. Mark as on 

 No. 346. 



400. Of white porcelain and cylindrical in shape, decorated with a group of lotus 



flowers and leaves, and flags in deep blue under glaze. No mark. 



