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Strangers may, without any difficulty, dif- 

 tinguifh that which is mtde in the provinces 

 of Canton and Fokien. It is of a coarfe 

 white colour, without brightnefs, and with^ 

 out any mixture of thofe delicate tints which 

 are peculiar to the porcelain of Kinte-ching* 

 The latter is uoqueftionably the fined known; 

 and is even purchafed by the Japanefe them- 

 felves. 



The Europeans procure almoft all their 

 porcelain from Canton, except that which 

 xs ordered : for the Chinefe merchants fend 

 models to Kinte-ch'mg to have various arti- 

 cles manufadured in the fame manner ; 

 but it often happens that the workmen, 

 being fure of a ready fale for their own 

 patterns, negled thefe works, and do not 

 give themfelves the trouble to corred any 

 faults which may be in the materials or the 

 workmanfbip. One ought never to give 

 commiflions of that kind but to merchants 

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