Chats on Oriental China

CHAPTER XXXI

Chapter 313,867 wordsPublic domain

SALE PRICES OF THE LOUIS HUTH COLLECTION

(_Published by kind permission of the Editor of "The Connoisseur."_)

OLD NANKIN PORCELAIN.

£ s. d.

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with ladies in a garden, 11½ in. high 63 0 0

Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted with dragons and flames, 10¼ in. high 88 4 0

Bottles, pair, with oviform bodies and long slender necks, entirely painted with formal flowers and arabesque foliage, and with dark blue bands round the shoulders, containing scrolls and blossom reserved in white, 7¾ in. high 262 10 0

Vase and cover, tall oviform, painted with ladies and boys in a garden, 11¼ in. high 56 14 0

Canisters and covers, set of three diamond-shaped, painted with audiences, groups of warriors, and an execution scene, 12¼ in. high 52 10 0

Sprinklers, pair, with a band of mirror-shaped dark-blue panels round the centre, and vandyke borders, containing formal flowers and foliage reserved in white, the necks delicately pencilled with a marbled design, 7¼ in. high 165 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three oviform, and two cylindrical beakers and covers, entirely painted with tiger-lily ornament and conventional blossoms, 5½, 6¾, and 7 in. high 346 10 0

Vases, pair, cylindrical, painted with bands of formal arabesque foliage, and with alternate blue bands, with dragons and scrolls reserved in white, 11¼ in. high 220 10 0

Vases, pair, cylindrical, powdered-blue, painted with fishermen, Sages, flowers, &c., in upright and circular panels, 10¼ in. high 150 0 0

Beaker, painted with branches of flowering prunus, the background pencilled with blue, 18¾ in. high 140 0 0

Vases and covers, pair, oviform, painted with peonies, cherry-trees, sparrows and rocks, in shaped panels divided by trellis-pattern bands, 16½ in. high 220 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three oviform, and a pair of beakers, painted with audiences, plantain and vases of flowers, 16½ in. and 18 in. high 1,550 0 0

Vase and cover, oviform prunus-pattern, of the highest quality, finely painted with branches of flowering prunus on marbled-blue ground, 10¼ in. high 6,195 0 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with blue panels containing flowers and leafage reserved in white, the necks pencilled with marbled pattern in blue, 7½ in. high 75 12 0

Ewer, with pencilled marbled groundwork and dark-blue heart-shaped panels, containing scrolls reserved in white, 6½ in. high. 56 14 0

Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted with pendant lanterns and korōs, palm-leaves on the necks, 9½ in. high 52 10 0

Vases and covers, pair, two-handled, painted with fans and utensils in mirror-shaped panels and sprays of flowers, 11 in. high 65 2 0

Dishes, pair, with blue ground, decorated with seeding peonies and foliage reserved in white, and painted with flower-branches round the well, 18½ in. diameter 54 12 0

Bottle, with compressed body and nearly cylindrical neck, painted with seeding peonies and foliage, and palm-leaves round the neck, 18 in. high 294 0 0

Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical, with marbled-blue ground and prunus-blossom in white, painted with flowering plants and birds in mirror and fan-shaped panels, 7½ in. high 231 0 0

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with panels of prunus-branches and birds on a trellis groundwork, and with lambrequin-shaped panels round the shoulder and foot, containing formal flowers reserved in white on blue ground, 24 in. high 136 10 0

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with rocky landscapes and baskets of flowers, and with lambrequin-shaped panels round the shoulders and foot, with scroll foliage reserved in white on blue ground, the cover surmounted by a small figure of a kylin, 23¼ in. high 78 15 0

Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, painted with vases of flowers and utensils in mirror-shaped panels, 11½ in. high 241 10 0

Vases and covers, pair, powdered-blue, painted with river scenes, flowering plants and utensils in variously shaped panels, 19 in. high 756 0 0

Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, with bulbous necks, painted with river scenes, flowers and utensils in variously shaped panels, 18 in. high 420 0 0

Jars and covers, pair, mandarin, painted with bands of arabesques and alternate blue bands decorated with dragons, flames, and leafage reserved in white, 42 in. high 1,942 10 0

Cisterns, pair, circular, entirely painted with formal flowers and foliage, and with a band of beaded ornament round the top, 27 in. diameter 210 0 0

Bowl, painted with groups of various flowers, locusts and other insects, 5¾ in. diameter; and a bowl, with flowers, insects and reptiles, 5¾ in. diameter 89 5 0

Bowl and cover, small cylindrical, painted with mirror-shaped panels of flowers on marbled-blue ground, with prunus-blossom reserved in white, 5½ in. high 81 18 0

Vase, cylindrical, painted with arabesque foliage, and with a blue band round the centre decorated with dragons reserved in white, 11 in. high 86 2 0

Another vase, nearly similar, 10½ in. high 90 6 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, painted with pendant lanterns and other ornament, and with branches of flowers round the necks, 11½ in. high 54 12 0

Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical powdered-blue, painted with river scenes, flowers and utensils in circular medallions, 6¾ in. high 199 10 0

Jardinières, pair, with prunus-blossom reserved in white on marbled-blue ground, mounted with Louis XVI. ormolu handles chased with foliage and shells, and gadrooned borders, 8 in. diameter 90 6 0

Bottle, with long neck, painted with kylins playing with balls, and a dragon on the neck, 18 in. high 50 8 0

Vase, painted with an audience and figures on a terrace, 21¾ in. high 52 10 0

Vase, painted with a procession in a rocky landscape, 16½ in. high 63 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three, painted with landscapes, cranes, deer and other animals in panels with key-pattern borders, 19½ in., 20 in., and 20½ in. high 54 12 0

Dishes, pair, large, painted with flowering plants in the centre in petal panels on trellis-pattern ground, the border composed of arabesque foliage, among which are figures of peacocks and baskets of fruit in four panels, 21¾ in. diameter 115 10 0

Pair of ditto, similar 115 10 0

Cistern, octagonal, painted with medallions of arabesque foliage, characters in the centre, and a band of palm-leaves round the shoulder, 25½ in. diameter 52 10 0

Bottle, double gourd-shaped, painted with gourds and foliage, and a band of key-pattern round the centre, 26 in. high 115 10 0

Cisterns, pair, circular, painted with river scenes in the interior, chrysanthemums and lotus outside, 25 in. diameter, on walnut-wood stands 44 2 0

CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN.

Tea service, with ruby ground, pencilled with flowers in grisaille in shaped panels, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, a cream-jug and cover, two cups and saucers, and two small saucer-dishes 240 0 0

Vase, square-shaped, enamelled with quails and flowering trees on white ground, the handles coral-colour and gold, 10¾ in. high 136 0 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with bulbous necks, with spiral pink and white bands, and enamelled with figures and branches of flowers in colours, 10½ in. high 58 16 0

Stand, oblong, enamelled with dragons with the Sacred Jewel, in green, mauve and yellow, 11¼ in. wide 52 10 0

Bowl, ruby-coloured, enamelled with a kakémono and branches of flowering prunus, 7½ in. high 100 0 0

Vases, pair, "_famille verte_" fluted, formed as bamboo canes, enamelled with small sprays of flowers and grasses on green and yellow ground, on octagonal open stands, enamelled green, 8½ in. high 320 0 0

Vase, oviform, with bright green ground, enamelled with dragons and formal flowers in mauve, with arabesque foliage reserved in white, and with unglazed kylins'-mask handles, 12 in. high 400 0 0

Bottle, powdered-blue, of triple gourd-shape, enamelled with peonies, other flowers and grasses, in "_famille verte_," in mirror and fan-shaped panels, 10¼ in. high 357 0 0

Beakers, pair, with bulbous centres; } the necks are finely enamelled } with a bright green ground, upon } which is formally arranged a } design of flowers and foliage, } enamelled mauve, the centre part } similarly decorated, but with } conventional flowers in green on yellow } ground, and with a band of } green vandyke panels below; the } lower half of the beakers is } powdered-blue, 10½ in. high } 2,700 0 0 } Vase and cover, oviform, of somewhat } similar design to the preceding, } the lower part powdered-blue, and } the upper portion and the cover } enamelled with formal flowers and } foliage in green on yellow ground, } 12½ in. high }

Bottles, pair, triple gourd-shaped, the lower part decorated with medallions of masks, utensils and emblems, on a floral groundwork, in black and gold, the centre part pencilled with kylins and flames, in rouge-de-fer and gold, on white ground, the necks powdered-blue, with Ho-Ho birds in gold, 21½ in. high 480 0 0

Bottles, pair, small gourd-shaped, with engraved yellow ground, enamelled with sprays of flowers in colours, 7 in. high 115 10 0

Vase, inverted pear-shaped, with engraved yellow ground, enamelled with branches of flowers, 10¼ in. high 66 3 0

Vases, pair, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with houses by a river, a bridge, and figures in a summer-house, and with gilt necks and feet, 10¾ in. high 304 10 0

Vases, set, three oviform, the groundwork encrusted with branches of flowers, and with upright panels enamelled with Sages and other figures in landscapes, 7¼ in. and 8½ in. high 189 0 0

Figures of parrots, pair, enamelled turquoise and dark blue, and mounted on Louis XV. ormolu scroll plinths, 9¾ in. high 220 10 0

Part of a tea-service, with pale yellow and black trellis-ground decorated with plume ornament in mauve, consisting of cream-jug and cover, canister and cover, two stands, and four cups and saucers 131 5 0

Bowls and covers, set, three, enamelled with chrysanthemums, branches of begonia, and sparrows, and with pink diaper-pattern border, 6 in. diameter 105 0 0

Tea-service, lotus-pattern, consisting of tea-pot, milk-jug, canister, bowl and covers, and four cups and three saucers; and two small plates, enamelled in pink and green, and with branch handles 94 10 0

Basin, with brown and pink exterior, pencilled with tiger-lilies and other flowers in gold, the interior enamelled with a magician, 4¾ in. diameter 54 12 0

Basin, with apple-green ground, pencilled with flowers and grasses in gold, 4⅝ in. diameter 79 16 0

Ewer and cover, powdered-blue oviform, enamelled with a stream, lotus plants and prunus-tree, with birds in "_famille verte_" in shaped panels, the ground pencilled with gold, 8¼ in. high 378 0 0

Dishes, pair, powdered-blue, enamelled with kylins, Ho-Ho birds and utensils in "_famille verte_," in mirror-shaped panels, 16 in. diameter 378 0 0

Vase, "_famille verte_," of nearly cylindrical form, with crimson ground, finely enamelled with branches of seeding peonies, arabesque foliage and dragons, and with pale green and yellow lambrequin-shaped panels round the borders containing formal flowers, mounted with ormolu rim and plinth, with Sphinx supports, 21½ in. high 600 0 0

Lantern, oviform egg-shell, with finely stippled green ground, enamelled with an audience and ladies on a terrace, in "_famille verte_" in two oblong panels on a groundwork of flowers and butterflies 410 0 0

Bowl, enamelled with cranes in black and white and waves in green on yellow ground, 10 in. diameter; and a dish, with cranes in black and white on pale yellow ground, 11½ in. diameter 79 16 0

Basins and stands, pair, small, enamelled with peonies, and with pink exteriors 71 8 0

Bowls and covers, pair, basket-pattern, with panels of pierced honey-comb pattern, enamelled with chrysanthemums 189 0 0

Dish, circular, open-work border enamelled with vases and utensils on coloured diaper ground, 9¼ in. diameter 273 0 0

Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with ladies and children by a stream, in brown border with green trellis edge, 7¾ in diameter 78 15 0

Bowl, with branches of flowers in the interior, and medallions of flowers outside on an incised green and white ground, 10¼ in. diameter 58 16 0

Jar, cylindrical, with pale green ground, decorated with flying cranes in black and white, 7 in. high 260 0 0

Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with ladies in a landscape, carrying vases, 19 in. high 99 15 0

Vase, oviform, with marbled-green ground, enamelled with peonies, a tree, and birds, 19½ in. high 105 0 0

Dishes, pair, large, in the Imari taste, enamelled with vases of flowers and a fence in the centre, and with scroll-shaped panels of flowers and birds on the border on blue ground with chrysanthemums in red and gold, 21 in. diameter 173 5 0

Vase, cylindrical, with pencilled blue scale-pattern ground, enamelled with lotos, begonias, and other flowers in panels, in "_famille verte_," 10¾ in. high 89 5 0

Dish, egg-shell, enamelled with a peacock and peonies in the centre, four panels of pink diaper ornament on the border on blue ground, 7¾ in. diameter 100 0 0

Saucer-dish, with ruby back enamelled with a kakémono and flowers in the centre and with pale blue marbled border with blossom in white, 8 in. diameter 115 10 0

Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with flower-sprays in the centre and with ruby panels on the border on blue ground, enamelled with peonies, 7½ in. diameter 136 10 0

Bowls, pair, small white, with pierced trellis-pattern sides, decorated with small medallions of figures modelled in high relief and gilt, 3¾ in. high 60 0 0

Box and cover, "_famille verte_" square, enamelled with a crane and emblems, on green and yellow trellis-pattern groundwork, 4 in. square 70 0 0

Cup, "_famille verte_," octagonal, on foot, enamelled with chrysanthemums, iris, and other flowers, and insects in compartments, 4¾ in. high 54 12 0

Bowl, with dark green wave-pattern ground, decorated inside and out with horses, waves, shells, and blossom reserved in white and partly enamelled mauve, 8¼ in. diameter 350 0 0

Bowl, with apple-green ground, decorated with a flowering prunus-tree reserved in white, heightened with mauve enamel, 7¾ in. diameter 370 0 0

Saucer-dish, black ground, enamelled with chrysanthemums, rocks, and flowering prunus-tree, 7¾ in. diam. 145 0 0

Milk-jug and cover, curiously enamelled with trumpeters, in colours on black enamelled ground 40 0 0

Cups and saucers, pair of egg-shell, similar 55 0 0

Basin, similar, 5½ in. diameter 50 0 0

Cups and saucers, pair, with black ground, enamelled with prunus and panels of flowers, in green, mauve and buff, the interiors decorated with sprays of flowers in red, blue, and green 120 15 0

Jug and cover, barrel-shaped, with green enamelled ground, entirely decorated with formal flowers and leafage reserved in white, mounted with old English silver borders and billet, 7 in. high 370 0 0

Vase, with yellow ground, enamelled with a pheasant, peony, and rocks in green and mauve, and with palm-leaves round the neck, 10½ in. high 900 0 0

Bottles, pair, with spherical bodies and long cylindrical necks, entirely enamelled with formal flowers and foliage in "_famille verte_," 8¾ in. high 450 0 0

Vases, pair, oviform coral-coloured, entirely decorated with formal flowers and arabesque foliage reserved in white, 7¾ in. high 110 0 0

Bottle, gourd-shaped, of nearly similar design, 12 in. high 300 0 0

Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with a lady seated at a table, and with vases at the side, 8¼ in. high 180 0 0

Another, enamelled with Sages and other figures in a mountainous landscape, 8¼ in. high 70 0 0

Vases, pair, egg-shell, with turquoise ground, enamelled with coast scenes and figures in the European taste, 8¼ in. high 52 10 0

Bottle, pear-shaped, with black ground, entirely decorated with formal flowers and small scroll foliage reserved in white, 16¾ in. high 651 0 0

Cistern, oval, enamelled with festoons of flowers in the European taste, and panels of figures in the interior, the outside enamelled with pink and green chequer-pattern, mounted on Louis XVI. ormolu plinth, with gadroon and riband border, 18 in. wide 567 0 0

Bottle, of triple-gourd shape, enamelled with bright green ground, decorated with formal flowers and arabesque foliage reserved in white, 11¼ in. high 600 0 0

Lanterns, pair, egg-shell, of oviform shape, finely enamelled with an audience and figures on a terrace, 8¾ in. high 1,200 0 0

Bowls and covers, pair, enamelled with vases of flowers, utensils and emblems in colours, mounted with Louis XVI. ormolu borders chased with rosettes and ribands, lions'-mask and ring handles, and lions'-claw stands of the same, the covers surmounted by cone ornaments, 15½ in. high 336 0 0

INDEX

A

Amida, 69

Animals, emblems in, 51, 299

Animals, fabulous, 51

Apple-green, 179, 272

Arita ware, 352

Armorial china, 48

Artemesia, 301

_Aubergine_, 106, 280

Awata ware, 361

Azalea, 302

B

Bamboo, 301

Bamboo drum, an emblem, 341

Banko ware, 377

Base, 17

Bat, 327, 329

Beaker, 17

Biscuit, 17, 209

Bizen ware, 367

Black-mirror, 106, 169

Black under green, 106, 216

_Blanc de chine_, 46, 137, 150

Blue, 107, 114, 160, 169, 183, 251

Blue and red, 125, 194

Blue and white, 107, 114, 137, 183

Blue, mazarine, 251

Blue, powdered, 115, 215, 243

Body or paste, 17

Borders, 220

Bottle, 17

Brown glaze, 161, 173

Buddha, 39

Buddhism, 39

Buddhist divinities, 68, 81

Burnt-in, 17

C

_Café-au-lait_, 173

Carp, 275

Celadon, 17, 33, 98, 107, 115, 124, 159, 166

_Chair de poule_, 152

Chakra, 255

Cheou or Chow, 61, 82, 151, 329

Chinese characters, plain, text and seal, 310, 314

Ching-hwa, 98, 101

Christians in China, 93, 98

Chrysanthemum, 302

_Clair-de-lune_, 113, 123, 162

Clobbered ware, 201

Coffee-colour glaze, 161

Colours, glazes, &c., 18, 155, 169, 213

Colours, order of discovery, 45

Colours, three, five, 18

Conch shell, 325

Confucianism, 37, 256

Copper-red, _vert de cuivre_, 46

Coral red ground, 113, 126, 259

Corean lion, 55, 85

Crackle, 163, 177

D

Date marks, 309, 314

Date marks, how to read, 311

Deer, 123, 299

Deer, _mille cerfs_, 123

Diapers, 129

Dog of Fô, Corean lion, 55, 85, 150, 355

Double circle or rings, 108

Dragons, 53, 263, 355

Dresden Collection, 347

Dynasties, early, 91, 97, 105

Dynasty, Ming, 95

Dynasty, Tsing, 103

E

East India Company, 287

Egg-shell, 18, 127, 232, 267, 268

Eight immortals, 78, 82, 339

Elizabeth, Queen, 100

Emblematic designs, 299, 325

Emblematic gestures, 69

Emblems in animals, 299

Emblems in birds, 86

Emblems in flowers, 300

Emblems in trees, 301

Enamel, 18, 33

Enamels, coloured, 141, 143, 213, 271

F

_Familles_ (Families)-- _Jaune_--Yellow, 47, 252 _Noire_--Black, 47, 106, 169, 216 _Rose_--Rose, 48, 111, 122, 127, 143, 243, 264 _Verte_--Green, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

_Feuille morte_, 155, 173

Fong Hoang, 56, 355

Fox, 300

Fenting, soft paste, 18, 31

Figures, 18

Fir or pine, 301

Fish, 326

Five-colour, 18, 78,

Flambé, 155, 165, 169

Flute-emblem, 341

Forgeries, 24, 126, 311

Forms, 18

Fungus, 303, 326

G

Gasnault, M., 149

Ginger jar, oviform vase, 193

Glaze, 18, 32

Glazes, self-colour, 33, 153

Glazes, simple, 153

Glazes, variegated, 155

Globber, 202

Gold, reds from, 116, 264

Gombron ware, 100

Gourd, 301

_Grand feu_, 18

Graviata, 18, 143

Green, delicate, 276

Green family--_Famille verte_, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

Green, Ming, 272

H

Hard paste, 29

Hare, 300, 326

Hawthorn pattern, 144, 192, 227, 301

Heen-fung, 144

Hirado ware, 353

History of porcelain, 89

Hizen ware, 352

Ho-Ho bird, 56, 354

Honorific marks, 312

Hundred antiques, 18

Hung-woo, 97, 100

Huth Collection, sale prices, 385

I

Imari ware, 142, 352

Imbe ware, 369

Imitations of Oriental porcelain, 293

Immortals, 78, 82, 339

Iron-red, _rouge de fer_, 116, 196, 215

J

Jacquemart, M., 149

Jade, 102, 161

Japanese marks, 362, 365, 381-383

Japanese porcelain and pottery, 351

Jesuits in China, 98

Joo-e-head decoration, 61, 136, 240, 247

Joo-e-head, symbol, 327

K

Kang-he, 103, 183, 214

Kaolin, 18, 32

Kea-king, 139

Kea-tsing, 102

Keen-lung, 119, 264

Kenzan ware, 372

Kiau, dragon, 263

Kiln, 18, 32, 47

King-te-chin, 92, 121, 144, 184

Kishu ware, 375

Korea, lion of, 55, 85

Kouan-ti, 73

Kutani ware, 370

Kwang-shiu, 144

Kwan-Yin, 58, 61, 62, 65, 150, 373

Kylin, 54, 85, 355

Kyoto ware, 360

L

Lange-Lysen, 190, 232

Lang-yao, 156, 275

Lao-tseu, 39, 58, 73, 77, 301, 339

Leaf mark, 326

Li, dragon, 195, 263

"Long Elizas," 191, 232

Longevity, god of, 151

Lotus, 255, 303, 326

Lowestoft, 202

Lung, dragon, 263

M

Magnolia, 304

Mandarin, 18, 129, 133, 283

Mandarin china, 136, 283

Marks-- Date, 314 Grass, 310 Hall, 321 How to read, 311, 317-319 Seal, 310, 315, 319 Text, 310

Mazarine blue, 169, 243, 251

Mice china, 18

_Mille cerfs_, 41, 123

_Mille fleurs_, 123

Ming, 61, 95, 214, 273, 312

Mirror black, 106, 161, 169

_Morte feuille_, 155, 173

Moulds, 18

Mudrâs, hand gestures, 69

Mythical deities, 61, 78, 82, 337

N

Nabeshima ware, 353

Naga, 18

Nankin blue, 183, 312

Neck, 19

Nien-hao, 92, 105, 107, 311

O

Ornaments, 19

Overglaze enamels, 18, 33, 143, 213, 271

Oviform, 231

Oxides, 165

P

Pa-Kwa, 112, 195, 329

Pa-sien or Pa-chen, 78, 82, 339

Paste or Body, 19

Peach, 301, 304, 327

Peach bloom or peach blow, 112, 170

Peach-tree, 301

Pearl, 325

Pekin ware, 19

Peony, 305

Pe-tun-tze, 19, 31

Pheasant, 86

Phœnix, 56

Pierced or reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Pierced patterns, 143, 209

Pin points, 19

Piu-hwo, Taoist god, 77

Poutai, 151

Powder or powdered blue, 115, 155, 215, 243, 246, 249

Prunus blossom, 192, 227, 301

Q

Queen Elizabeth, 100

Queen of heaven, Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66

R

Rabbit, 300

Red, 48, 161, 173

Red, underglaze with blue, 126, 194

Religion and Mythology, 35

Reserves or compartments, 115, 220

Reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Rice bowls, 142

Rose, 116, 264

Rose family--_Famille rose_, 48, 111, 116, 122, 264

_Rouge de fer_, iron red, 116, 196, 215, 231, 259, 261

Ruby-backed plates, 116, 127, 267

Ruby-backed plates, sale prices, 127

S

Sale Prices--Huth Collection, 387

" " Japanese, 364

Sanda Ware, 379

_Sang de bœuf_, 113, 124, 156

Satsuma ware, 357

Seal, 310, 316, 319

Seven borders, 129

Sheba ware, 379

Shell, conch, 325

Show, or Cheou, 61, 82, 151, 329

Single or self-colour glazes, 153, 161

Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66, 301

Slip, 19

Soft paste, Fenting, 18, 31

Soma ware, 378

Splashed, tiger, 166

Statuettes, 18, 343

Stork, 300, 327

Suen-tih, 97, 99, 159

Sung dynasty, 92, 161, 179

Swastika, 136, 256, 279, 326

Symbolical marks, 325, 384

Symbols or emblems, 299, 325, 327

T

Taoism, 38

Taoist immortals, 76, 78, 82, 339

Taou-kwang, 142

Tests, 191, 371

Three-colour, 18, 106

Tiger splashed, 167

Tortoise, 300

Transfer printing, 137

Truité, 179

Tsing dynasty, 103

Tung-che, 144

U

Under-glaze blue, 107, 114, 183

Under-glaze red, 126

Unicorn, or kylin, 54, 85

V

Vases, 19

Vitreous enamels, 18

W

Wan Chong, 70

Wan leih, 18, 106

Warham, Archbishop, 98

Wen-tchang, God of Wisdom, 74

White, 45, 147

Willow pattern, 19

Y

Yang and Yin, 113, 329

Yao-pien, 19, 165

Yeiraku ware, 372

Yellow Family--_Famille jaune_, 47, 252

Yellow glaze, 160, 173

Yulan, 247

Yung-ching, 109

Yung-lo, 18, 98, 101

UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON

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Transcriber's Notes

1. Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.

2. In this file, underscores have been used to represent _italic text_ and equal signs for =bold text=.

3. Illustration Table page number 79/97 has been corrected, incorrect in book.

4. Where the description of an image precedes the image, it has been moved to AFTER the image, so as to avoid confusion.

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