- What Phas wskgaerel by. the bulk of tk 
 attended to be the most interesting and 
 the most successful auction of antique. 
 porcelains held in this city in many a 
 place: at the American Art Galleries, Ma 
 ‘Square South, yesterday afternoon, when 120 
 _tique Chinese porcelains from the private colle 
 of Richard H. Halsted, of Halsted & Hod: 
 'brokers, No. 7 Wall-st., were sold for $32, 
 |more than $265 a lot. Thomas E, ‘Kirby, 0 : 
 . Ameérican association, conducted the sale, of which | 
 ‘one feature was the number of experts and con- 
 ‘noisseurs in Chinese. porcelains, ineluding s 
 ‘Japanese, who were present. These included M 
 “John A. Hoagland, Willidm Earl Dodge, Thoma 
 B. Clark, J. Harson Rhoades.’ Mrs. C. F. Brov 
 Charles W. Gould, Louis Stern, Edson Brad 
 John T. Terry, ir. W.. De oes Haynes, Ww, 
 Gurnee, jr., C. I. Hudson, John H. Andrews, ae 
 K. Sturgis and Mrs, W. B. Dickerman. _ a 
 M. Knoedler. & Co. paid $1,900 for an oviform bot- 
 ‘tle shaped turquoise blue vase sixteen and a half 
 inches high of the K’ang-hsi period (162-1722). The 
 vase has an elaborate design of dragons traversing — 
 the firmament amid cloud shapes, and fire symbols, y 
 modelled over the entire surface. — The whole 
 invested with a translucent glaze and. coated Ww 
 streaks of a darker tint. is} 
 At $1,500 Mrs. Jchn A, Hoagland bought an em 
 -ald green gallipot fifteen inches high of. the “sa 
 period. In the bidding for this object, wh! 
 . opened at $500, Knoedler & Co. found a formidab 
 rival in Dineen Brothers. The gallipot is sa op 
 /outshine even the jar Sold in the Dana coll 
 ‘for which, it may be remembered, $3,600 was “pe 
 at is of thick texture, invested with a mc 1 
 glaze of brilliant, irridescent green. Th 
 tion, which is etched-in, the paste under neg 
 “glaze, consists of kylins playing: amid cloud 1 
 Edward ‘Wasserman was the buyer at 
 an unusually large club shaped vase of clear whi 
 hard paste of the K’ang-hsi period. ‘The deco 
 ig in opaque blue. Bands of sceptre head 
 and Grecian key pattern encircle the> meee pa } 
 yrnde. 
 Mrs. Hoagland’s other ‘purchase embraced: 
 foub. shaped ‘‘mirror black’’ vase (K’ang-h 
 Pica white porcelain, for $825, and a larg 
 shaped red vase (Ch’ien-hung, 1736-1795) of 
 porcelain, the mottled glaze aieplaying: 
 ie boeuf tints, for $625. My 
  Knoedler & Co. also bought a K'ang 
 Neer ‘green vase of their porcelain, ey 
 ‘shape, with a receding neck, for «$700, 
 
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“Halsted Collection, Comprising 118 OI 
 
 Kt jects, Brings $32, nee 
 Antique Chinese porcelains belonging to- 
 -the private collection of Richard H. Hal- 
 _sted brought in some cases large figures 
 yesterday afternoon at the auction held in 
 the rooms of the American Art Association, 
 The total for the 118 objects offered was 
 $32,000. Wall Street men were not promi- 
 ‘nent at the sale, professional and.a num- 
 ‘ber of private dealers doing most of the | 
 
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 | bidding. Among those who attended the. 
 auction were Hugh J. Grant; J. H. Rhoades, 
 TT. B. Clark, .Edson Bradley, John T. Tracy; 
 | Jr., and Louis Stern. — ‘ pom ai 
 The ‘highest bid was. $1,900, paid. by 
 | Knoedier’& Co. for a turquois blue vase of 
 | the period of K’ang-hsi, (1662-1722.) “The 
 vase was a tall oviform, 16% inches, bot- 
 * tle shaped, the whole invested with a brill- 
 -jant translucent -turquois-blue glaze and 
 -eoated with streaks of a darker tint. The 
 design was elaborate, modeled in relief 
 throughout the entire surface, dragons 
 ‘traversing the firmament through cloud 
 shapes and fire symbols. Sa pe, 
 Next in the estimation of the bidders was 
 ‘an emeraid-green gallipot of the period of 
 K'ang-hsi, which was bought by Mrs. J. 
 A. Hoagland for $1,500, The texture. was 
 thick, and invested with a monochrome glaze 
 of brilliant green in iridescent quality. The 
 height was 15 inches. F. K. Sturgis paid 
 $1,130 for a 15-inch in height tea-color vase 
 of thé Ch’ien-Lung period, (1662-1722.) It 
 was bottle-shaped, with tubular neck. and 
 encircling rings. The vase was a beautiful 
 and ‘what the experts call a ‘‘ sonorous ’’ 
 porcelain of the period. Its investment was 
 of monochrome glaze of powdered tea-color 
 ‘of uniform tint. — Mien ae 
 Other good prices were $530 for a Camelia-_ 
 leaf green vase of the K’ang-hsi period, 
 ‘bought by Knoedler & Co.; C. J. Hudson's 
 purchase of a deep red vase of the Ch’ien- 
 Lung period at $500; an imperial yellow 
 ‘jar of the Ch’ien-Lung period. by. Duveen 
 for $410; a white jar of thé same period hy 
 ‘Lawrence,’ and a mirror-black vase ‘of 
 we ene ast period by Mrs. Hoagland for 
 eA ant \ ay ‘ 
 ~The other prices bid were in large figures. 
 The sale was not entirely up ‘to the expec- 
 tations of Thomas E. Kirby, who at the 
 
 conclusion of the sale repeated his new 
 
 oath: .“ T. Sidney Smith.”’ et 
 
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 THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 
 FROM FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH, UNTIL 
 THE DAY OF SALE, INCLUSIVE 
 
 SALE AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 
 AFTERNOON OF SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH 
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CATALOGUE per 
 
 OF 
 
 MR. RICHARD H. HALSTED’S 
 
 PRIVATE COLLECTION OF 
 
 ANTIQUE CHINESE 
 PORCELAINS 
 
 TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE 
 
 THE SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THOMAS E. KIRBY OF 
 THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Manacers 
 NEW YORK 
 1903 
 
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 J. Little & Co., Astor 
 
 Press of J. 
 
CONDITIONS OF SALE 
 
 1. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute 
 arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute 
 shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 2. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid 
 which is merely a nominal or fractional advance, and there- 
 fore, in his judgment, likely to affect the Sale injuriously. 
 
 3. The Purchasers to give their names and addresses, and 
 to pay down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Purchase- 
 money, if reguired, in default of which the Lot or Lots so 
 purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 4. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expense and 
 Risk «pon the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder of 
 the Purchase-money to be absolutely paid, or otherwise 
 settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before 
 delivery; in default of which the undersigned will not hold 
 themselves responsible if the Lots be lost, stolen, damaged, 
 or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the 
 Purchaser. 
 
 While the undersigned will not hold themselves re- 
 sponsible for the correctness of the description, genuineness, 
 or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and 
 make no Warranty whatever, they will, upon receiving 
 previous to date of Sale trustworthy expert opinion in 
 writing that any Painting or other Work of Art ts not what © 
 it is represented to be, use every effort on thetr part to fur- 
 nish proof to the contrary, failing in which, the object or 
 objects in question will be sold subject to the declaration of 
 the aforesaid expert, he being liable to the Owner or Owners 
 thereof, for damage or injury occasioned thereby. 
 
 6. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience 
 in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can, on any account, 
 be removed during the Sale. 
 
 7. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the 
 money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots 
 uncleared within one day from conclusion of Sale shall be 
 re-sold by public or private sale, without further notice, and 
 the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made 
 good by the defaulter at this Sale, together with all charges 
 attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice to 
 the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made at 
 this Sale, without such re-sale, if he thinks fit. 
 
 THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, 
 THOMAS E. KIRBY, AUCTIONEER. MANAGERS. 
 
CATALOGUE 
 
 SALE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 14th 
 
 AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 
 
 BEGINNING PROMPTLY AT 3.30 O’CLOCK 
 
 SPECIMENS OF BLUE AND WHITE Bone SLAIN _ 
 
 a. Phan: SHAPED Box. 
 
 2—Rounp Box: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 SS eid 
 
 With compartments inside. Hard paste por- 
 celain, decoration on cover of landscape and 
 river view, in two shades of cobalt-blue; around 
 side, decoration of similar character. Under- 
 neath four-character mark pencilled in dark 
 
 blue. 
 Height, 2% inches; length, 9 inches. 
 
 White hard paste porcelain, panel decora- 
 tion on cover of figure on chimera; two boys 
 with banners and foliage pencilled in under- 
 glaze cobalt-blue, on borders, children at play 
 and various plants and rocks in two shades of 
 cobalt-blue. Double ring mark underneath 
 
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foot, which denotes that the piece was made in 
 the reign of K’ang-hsi. 
 
 Height, 4 inches ; diameter, 94 inches. 
 
 3—DovusLte GourRD-sHAPED VASE: CHlJEN-LUNG 
 (1736-1795). newt 
 Dare @ Clear white porcelain, decorated with peony 
 ne scrolls and sceptre head and palm leaf borders 
 in underglaze cobalt-blue of fine quality. Un- 
 derneath foot, six-character mark pencilled in 
 blue. Has carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 9% inches. 
 
 4—CYLINDRICAL VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG pesearoy, ahs 
 Oo 
 
 Clear white porcelain of thin texture of the 
 soft paste type. Decoration of branches of 
 pomegranates, sceptre head and palm leaf bands 
 and borders pencilled in deep cobalt-blue un- 
 derneath the glaze. Has carved teakwood 
 stand. 
 
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 Height, 9% inches. 
 
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 5—Ovirorm Jar: K’anc-usI (2660-1729 714 
 
 SY 4D White hard paste of sonorous texture. 
 a fe Four-panel decoration in deep mazarine opaque 
 blue of various ornaments and symbols, and 
 baskets of chrysanthemums. Two bands of 
 palm leaf and sceptre head ornaments in 
 which are peony scrolls in white reserve. Has 
 
 carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
 Height, 10 inches. 
 
6—OvIFORM VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 we Graceful shape with spreading neck. Clear 
 
 | We ge S - white hard paste. Decoration of peonies amid 
 foliated scrolls, and round the shoulder and 
 
 neck are sceptre heads and palmations, and 
 
 various borders and bands at foot, all finely 
 
 pencilled in deep blue under the glaze. Has 
 
 carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 12% inches. 
 
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 7—BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736- one 
 Clear white porcelain. Decoration of dragon 
 v0 0 - “© amid cloud forms, the clouds in powder-blue of 
 deep mazarine color. The dragon pencilled in 
 outline in two shades of blue. Has carved 
 
 teakwood stand. 
 Height, 14% inches. 
 
 8—CyYLINDRICAL JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662- pT. 
 oe ya ZO White sonorous eye n Rented Jig f 
 decoration in rich cobalt-blue ie bold dragon, 
 
 carp and wave designs. Has carmel teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, ro inches. 
 
 g—GRACEFUL BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: ee ae te 
 y, eae (1723-1735). é Pei Pe 
 
 a, White hard paste. Finely pencilled em- 
 bellishment of medallions, peonies, carnations 
 and symbols, all pencilled in underglaze—blue 
 
 of fine quality. Has carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 12 inches. 
 
 FROM THE BRAYTON IvES COLLECTION. 
 
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10—GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662- r722),(, gL Sie. 
 
 pout 
 
 White, hard paste, of thin texture. Decora- 
 tion of Chinese deity astride a fabulous an- 
 imal, attendants with umbrella and flags, trees 
 and rocks, all finely pencilled in underglaze 
 cobalt-blue, underneath a glaze with a pro- 
 nounced crackle. Carved teakwood stand and 
 
 cover. 
 Height, 81% inches. 
 
 Companion to the preceding. 
 
 _11— GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). Pe Month 
 oF 
 
 12—BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: HSUAN-TE Giclees bh 
 
 SO 0.0" 
 
 13—GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722) 
 
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 Fine clear clear white hard paste, with an 
 elaborate decoration of leaf scrolls, finely pen- 
 cilled in two shades of underglaze cobalt-blue. 
 Underneath foot and round rim of neck, six- 
 character mark pencilled in dark blue. Has 
 
 carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 15% inches. 
 
 Oviformshape. White, hard paste of sonor- 
 ous texture, decoration of fabulous animals, 
 fire emblems, rocks and wave designs finely 
 pencilled in mazarine-blue, underneath the 
 glaze. Has carved teakwood stand and cover. 
 
 Height, 9 inches. 
 
 14—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE. 
 
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 Clear white hard paste. ae of in- 
 terior and garden scenes with figures, plants 
 
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and other designs in two shades of fine under- 
 glaze cobalt-blue. Six-character mark under- 
 neath foot. Has teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
 rs—OviIFORM GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1 22) 4 (3 OL 
 / / go” 2 White hard paste decoration o abulous ; 
 animals, rocks and turbulent water in dark 
 cobalt-blue, and in white reserve. Has teak- 
 
 wood stand and cover. 
 Height, 8% inches. 
 
 16—TALL CYLINDRICAL VASE 5 RETEST (1736- 
 J ote O She 1795). Ss JIT POC TA 
 White hard paste. Decoration of dragon 
 amid cloud forms in pale and mazarine powder- 
 blue, underneath the glaze. Carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 16 inches. 
 
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 17—-OviIFORM GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI 6he A, Ao 
 2 ag White hard paste, partially covered with a 
 vA powder-blue glaze of fine quality. In three 
 white panels are branches of young bamboo, 
 pencilled in underglaze cobalt-blue. Carved 
 
 teakwood stand and cover. 
 Height, 9% inches. 
 
 18—TaLL OvirormM VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (2736-179 
 G 4: a? White hard paste. Two-panel decoration of 
 fabulous animals, rocks and turbulent water, 
 pencilled in fine underglaze cobalt-blue. Vari- 
 ous bands and borders round foot, shoulder 
 
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and neck of palm leaf, sceptre head and 
 arabesque designs. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 16 inches. 
 
 19—OVIFORM JAR WITH CoveR: K’aNG-HSI (1662- | 
 1722). se Meet vn 
 ve f 2. ga Clear white hard paste. Decoration of floral 
 scrolls and butterflies, delicately pencilled in 
 outline on a rich, dark-blue ground. Four 
 white panels are inscriptions in archaic charac- 
 
 ters. Palm leaf and sceptre head bands round 
 foot and shoulder. Teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 12 inches. 
 
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 20—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: K’A ae ‘6Ga oat 22) Br he 
 
 Clear white dense po Seta ain tinély rele 
 yz a hties decoration in rich cob Bie of Chimera, Bird 
 of Paradise and flowering plants. Band of leaf 
 scrolls and fungi and border of palmettes 
 round foot. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 2i—LARGE CLUB-SHAPED VASE: K’aNG-HSI (1662- 
 1722). AVC 
 
 S ous ie Clear white hard paste, of fine texture- 
 Beautifully painted decoration, in brilliant 
 
 underglaze blue of interior and Chinese figures 
 
 representing a ceremonial scene, garden view, 
 
 pine and other trees. Round the neck, band 
 
 of key pattern and border of sceptre heads, 
 
 pencilled in blue under the glaze. Underneath 
 
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foot, the double ring mark of the period. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 22—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
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 White hard paste, decorated in brilliant 
 mazarine-blue with flowering plants, birds and 
 rocks, finely pencilled underneath the glaze. 
 
 Underneath foot, double iy OS. 
 teakwood stand. CGPS, 
 
 Ae 1714 inches. 
 
 23—TaLiL Ovirorm Jar: K’aNG-HsI (1662-1722). 
 
 gia 
 
 Hard paste. Finely drawn decoration in 
 brilliant and pale cobalt-blue glaze. The em- 
 bellishment consists of clusters of lotus and 
 blooming peonies which spread alternately 
 upward and downward. Round foot and 
 shoulder are bands of palmettes, within which 
 are lotus scrolls in white reserve. Symbol 
 within double circles pencilled in blue under- 
 
 neath the foot. Carved teakwoo ster 
 cover. 
 
 Height, 11 inches. 
 
 24—GRACEFUL CYLINDRICAL VASE: ieee i. Say 
 
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 0722); 
 
 Pure white porcelain. Finely painted 1 @ KI 
 tion, in brilliant mazarine-blue, of flowering 
 plants, magnolia, maple tree, rocks and Bird 
 of Paradise. Round the neck various charac- 
 ters pencilled in pale-blue underneath the 
 
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glaze. Double circle pencilled in blue under 
 the foot. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 25—-BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722) 
 
 Clear white hard paste. . Decoraten'k poem 
 
 os -G0.°% Nant cobalt-blue, of mountain scenery, figures 
 and boating scene. Round the neck, a branch 
 of prunus blossoms, pencilled in two shades of 
 blue underneath the glaze. A double circle in 
 blue underneath the foot. Carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 1744 inches. 
 
 26—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1664.8) > 
 
 White hard paste. The body of the vase 1s 
 
 4 va ().4% covered with a decoration of peonies amid leaf 
 scrolls, which is carved in low relief in the 
 
 paste beneath the giaze, in eight circular- 
 
 shaped panels, and the imperial dragon amid 
 
 fire emblems chasing the pearl of omnipotence, 
 
 pencilled in fine underglaze-blue. Symbol 
 
 within circle in blue underneath the foot. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 15% inches. 
 
 , 
 27—TALL OviroRM JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1729K ), ay-Cery. 
 
 Age White hard paste. Decorated in brilliant 
 
 oS fe C- cobalt-blue, underneath the glaze, with lions 
 
 sporting with brocade balls tied with waving 
 
 fillets. Carved teakwood stand and cover. 
 Height, 14% inches. 
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28—TALL BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662- 
 732) COLE a dae 
 PO a Clear white hard paste. Decoration of cere- 
 monial and garden scenes, finely painted in 
 brilliant underglaze-blue. Double circle pen- 
 cilled in blue underneath the foot. Carved 
 teakwood stand. 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 29—TaALL OvirormM VASE WITH TuBULAR”’ NECcK: 
 K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 1. €. 
 a va J ae White hard paste, of thin texture. Decora- 
 tion of five-clawed dragons amid fire emblems, 
 chasing the sacred pearl. All finely pencilled 
 in brilliant underglaze-blue. Carved teakwood 
 stand. 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 30—GRACEFUL BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: "ANG-HSI 
 (1662-1722). Ups 
 
 + a Clear white porcelain, artistically pencilled 
 
 a Oe in blue under the white glaze with conven- 
 
 tional scroll of lotus, with a symmetrical ar- 
 
 rangement of large blossoms, which are fully 
 
 expanded so as to display in each flower the 
 
 cup-shaped fruit, studded with seeds, in the 
 
 midst of a whorl of petals. Six-character 
 
 within circle in blue, underneath the foot. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 19 inches. 
 
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SPECIMENS OF FEN-TING (Orn CAS eae 
 
 31—SMALL GALLIPOT: YUNG-CHENG ae 1735). 
 oe Ivory white, thin texture. Decoration of 
 oO: two deer beneath a pine tree, pencilled in bril- 
 liant-blue. Teakwood stand. 
 Height, 7 inches. 
 
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 32—CYLINDRICAL VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG CLBID Def, y 
 e 
 
 Thin porcelain of the “soft paste” type. 
 
 A Ce ais Decoration finely pencilled in dark-blue under 
 the glaze of conventional chrysanthemum 
 
 scroll spreading over the entire body of vase. 
 
 A ring of palmations and sceptre heads en- 
 
 circles the foot and neck. Carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 6% inches. — 
 
 33—SUPERB Sort PasTE VA nie G-CHENG (1723- 
 2 el p13) ALLOA 
 Tall oviform, of ivory-white texture, with a 
 | pronounced crackle. Two oblong panels are in 
 pure white, and the ground surrounding 1s 
 covered with dotted surface in mazarine-blue 
 and ornamented with plum trees in blossom 
 and birds, carved in low relief in the paste. 
 Height, 11 inches. 
 
 34—GALLIPOT: CH’IEN-LUNG cnet is 3 
 a0) WO o 8 Pure white paste of Fen-Ting type. Finely 
 painted decoration in deep underglaze-blue, of 
 
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clusters of pomegranates. Band of palmettes 
 encircling the foot and round the shoulder. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 10 inches. 
 
 35—SOFT PasTE Ovirorm Jar: K’anc- (1662- 
 1722). AL 
 7 JO.’ — Clear white texture with a crackled glaze. 
 The decoration, which consists of the flower- 
 ing chrysanthemum, young bamboo and rocks, 
 is finely pencilled in brilliant mazarine-blue 
 
 Carved teakwood stand and cover. 
 
 Height, 8 inches. 
 
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 36—CYLINDRICAL VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736- 109 avtoree, 
 
 Clear white texture of the soft paste type. 
 
 vA Se g.°?’ Finely painted decoration in rich cobalt-blue 
 of branches of pomegranates. Borders of 
 
 sceptre head scrolls and palm leaves. Carved 
 
 teakwood stand. 
 Height, 101% inches. 
 
 37—LARGE BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: Cw’IEN-LUNG (1736- 
 1795). / 
 
 es Clear ivory-white texture of the len-Ting 
 ‘Sam ao 5.” type. Finely painted decoration in rich maz- 
 arine-blue under the glaze, of large branches 
 of pomegranates; borders of sceptre head scrolls 
 round foot and shoulder, and a band of con- 
 ventional palmettes encircling neck. Carved 
 teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 15% inches. 
 
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 38—CYLINDRICAL Rick Jar: K’anG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Decoration of landscape, mountain and river 
 oe Neeeand : scenery, in fine underglaze-blue, crackled glaze. 
 7 Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 6 inches ; diameter, 8 inches. 
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 39—TALL Ovirorm Vase: CH’IEN-LUNG ty -179 
 Ma ee Creamy-white texture of the soft paste type- 
 co lroht ce Finely painted decoration in underglaze-blue, 
 of scene representing a spirited combat between 
 mounted warriors and their retinue. Carved 
 
 _teakwood stand. 
 Height, 17 inches. 
 
 BLUE AND WHITE HAWTHORNE 
 
 40—SMALL OvIFORM JAR: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 . caus White hard paste. Ground of deep cobalt- 
 Y ¢ blue with clusters of blossoms in white rve. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. SPU ) SACI 
 Height, 6 inches. 
 
 41--HAWTHORNE GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 aE White hard paste. Ground of opaque-blue 
 vA yt ny’ go P : ¥. 
 ; with markings to represent the cracking of 
 ice. Clusters of prunus blossoms in white 
 reserve. Has porcelain cover. Ring mark 
 
 pencilled in blue underneath the f rved 
 teakwood stand. 
 Height, 8 inches. 
 
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 43—HawtTHorne GINGER JAR: K’anc-usi ( a) 
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 42—HAWTHORNE GINGER Jar: K’AnG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Oviform and of pure white hard paste. 
 Decorated in brilliant cobalt-blue with blossom- 
 ing branches and twigs of the prunus blossom: 
 the branches spreading alternately upward and 
 downward, so as to display their white blossoms 
 aud buds reserved upon a background of 
 opaque-blue, which is covered with a reticula- 
 tion of darker blue lines to represent cracking 
 ice. Ring mark underneath foot pencilled in 
 blue. Carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
 Height, g inches. 
 
 Oviform and of pure white hatd’ faste 
 Decorated in cobalt-blue with branches and 
 
 twigs of the prunus blossoms, the branches. 
 
 spreading alternately upward and downward, 
 so as to display their white blossoms and 
 buds reserved upon a background of opaque- 
 blue, which is covered with a reticulation of 
 darker lines to represent cracking ice. Ring 
 mark underneath foot pencilled in blue. 
 Carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
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 44—HaAwTHorne GINGER JAR: K’anG-HsI (1664-172 ‘DS bu otal 
 
 y00* 
 
 Globular-shaped, white sae rmh 
 of prunus blossoms in white reserve on a 
 ground of brilliant opaque-blue, which is 
 marked with darker lines to represent cracking 
 ice. Carved teakwood stand and cover. 
 
 Height, 9 inches. 
 
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 45—HAWTHORNE GINGER JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Clear white hard paste. Ground of brilliant 
 wd ve ay «  opaque-blue which is covered with a reticula- 
 tion of darker blue lines to represent crack- 
 ing ice; clusters of prunus blossoms in white 
 reserve. Ring mark underneath the foot. 
 Carved teakwood stand and cover. 
 
 Height, 8% inches. 
 
 46--HAWTHORNE BEAKER: K’ANGSHSI (6622722). 
 Clear white porcelain. eee 
 oy va a0 blue with blossoming branches of the prunus 
 blossoms; the branches spread downward and 
 display their white blossoms and buds, reserved 
 upon a mottled background of brilliant-blue, 
 which is covered with a reticulation of daiker 
 lines to represent, cracking ice. Carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 47—HAWwTHORNE TEMPLE JAR: K’anG-HsI (1662-1722). 
 Clear white porcelain. Branches of prunus 
 os Y oes blossoms in white reserve on a ground of fine 
 Cur ‘ : ° ° 
 opaque-blue, with markings to represent the 
 cracking of ice. Ring mark pencilled in blue 
 underneath the foot. Carye wee 
 and stand. pps! at, 
 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
 48—HAWTHORNE TEMPLE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Clear white porcelain of fine texture, decor- 
 
 o¢g 
 7 ie 0. ated in cobalt-blue, with bles 
 20 , JA , 
 
and twigs of the Hawthorne blossom. The 
 branches spread alternately upward and down- 
 ward, displaying their white blossoms and 
 buds reserved upon a background of opaque- 
 blue, which is covered with darker lines to 
 represent cracking ice. Ring mark under- 
 neath foot. Carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
 49—HAWTHORNE TEMPLE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1666 e939) on CL. 
 White hard paste. 
 
 Branches ard ‘Wiss « O 
 nae vs .*%° prunus blossoms in white reserve, on a ground 
 of fine opaque-blue, which is covered with a 
 reticulation of darker lines to represent crack- 
 ing ice. Ring mark in blue underneath foot. 
 Carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
 Height, 1344 inches. 
 
 50—HAWTHORNE TEMPLE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 White hard paste of thick texture. Decorated 
 
 in cobalt-blue, with blossoming branches and 
 
 va Wo g.° * twigs of the prunus blossoms in white reserve 
 upon a background of fine opaque-blue, which 
 
 is marked with darker lines to represent crack- 
 
 ing ice. Ring mark in blue underneath foot 
 Carved teakwood cover and stand. )/— CZ, are ih 
 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
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IMPORTANT SPECIMENS OF BLU aig , pea 
 KX I Orta 
 
 51—Ovirorm VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Pure white porcelain of almost eggshell thin- 
 ‘ Wes a ness. Exceedingly fine decoration in cobalt- 
 blue of gourd vine in bearing and symbolical 
 bat and other designs reserved upon a back- 
 ground of brilliant opaque mazarine-blue. A 
 specimen of finished technique. Carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 12% inches. 
 
 52—-BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE WITH BULB OUTH: 
 é __—- Cu’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). ; 
 vi da White porcelain of thick texture. Decora- 
 
 tion of Archaic designs in brilliant underglaze- 
 blue. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 16% inches. 
 
 533—-LARGE OviFoRM JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 , White hard paste. Four-panel decoration 
 ef. 7. °° in cobalt-blue, of figures, symbols and orna- 
 ments, flowering plants intervening. Ring 
 mark in blue underneath . Carved teak- 
 
 wood cover and stand. 
 Height, 12 inclies. 
 
 54—-BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: 
 White hard paste of dense texture. Decor- 
 4 me g. °° ation in underglaze-blue of lotus scrolls, pal- 
 mettes, arabesque and sceptre he¢ Us, 
 Carved teakwood stand. De e LO 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
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55—CYLINDRICAL VASE WITH RECEDING NEcK: Oe 
 
 LUNG (1736-1795). PUAZ, 
 re ee Clear white thin porcelain. Decoration of 
 floral and leaf scrolls in dark cobalt-blue. 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 eA tig 
 
 Height, 15 inches. 
 
 56—LAaARGE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). nite 
 
 | Ovoid-shaped. Decoration of numerous 
 ke g y ¢e figures assembled in a garden, in brilliant 
 cobalt-blue. Round the neck are various 
 
 symbols. Carved teakwood cover and stand. 
 
 Height, 14 inches. 
 
 57—LaRGE BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: NSE 1662- 
 1722). Wi ae NG 
 vo bs O-.7? Clear white hard paste of hin texture, : 
 finely decorated in various shades of cobalt- 
 blue, with legendary figures, on a background 
 torepresent turbulent water. Carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 58—WIDE-MOUTHED CYLINDRICAL Ww 
 (4736-1795). 3 oe 
 
 4 Va Thin texture of the s ft Wee type. Finely 
 painted decoration in rich underglaze-blue, of 
 branches of pomegranates. Borders of sceptre 
 heads and floral scrolls. Carved teakwood 
 stand. 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
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Pure white porcelain of thin texture./ Finely 
 painted decoration in brilliant cobalt-blue, of 
 peony scrolls, which covers the entire surface. 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 18 inches. 
 
 60—LarGE OvirorM JAR: K’aNnG-HsI (1662-1722). 
 
 eee 
 
 Clear white hard paste of thick texture. 
 Finely painted decoration of grape vines in bear- 
 ing in brilliant underglaze-blue and slight tints 
 of copper red. Band of palmettes encircling 
 neck. Ring mark in blue undetnedath foot. 
 Carved teakwood cover and io 
 
 Height, 14 inches. 
 
 61—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795), 
 
 OM A hea 
 / : 
 
 White hard paste. Elaborate decoration in 
 opaque underglaze-blue, of peony scrolls and 
 birds of immortality. Tea ae eS stand. 
 
 Sfctaht’ te 17 gic 
 
 62—TaLL BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE: K’aNG-HSI (1662- 
 1722). 
 
 Pd pUNOE S vo 
 
 Clear white hard paste. Finely decorated in 
 brilliant opaque-blue, with landscapes’moun- 
 tain scenery, boating scenes and figure sub- 
 jects. Various bands and borders encircling 
 foot and neck. Symbol of good augury within 
 circle, pencilled in blue underneath the foot. 
 
 Height, 22 inches. 
 24 
 
63—TaLL BEAKER-SHAPED VASE. Aittrtrag 
 White hard paste. Decoration in dark 
 os af .§.¢%4% underglaze blue of mountain scenery, land- 
 scape and figures. Round band in centre; 
 twigs and branches of flowers. ieseaneel 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 20 inches. 
 
 64—LAaARGE OviFoRM JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 White hard paste, dense texture. Decora- 
 oe fd - ©? tion in brilliant cobalt-blue of pine tree, deer 
 and rocks. Round the neck are various sym- 
 bols. Ring mark underneath the foot. ed : 
 teakwood stand. A YO OL bie 
 eight, 13% 
 
 inches. 
 
 65—BEAKER-SHAPED VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Clear white hard paste. Finely painted 
 
 7 oe. ,oe decoration in brilliant mazarine opaque-blue, 
 of various figures in numerous panels. Ground 
 
 of lattice design, delicately pencilled. Ring 
 
 mark in blue underneath foot. Carved teak- 2 
 WA 
 
 ish (iY 
 t, 1714 °inches. 
 
 66—VeERY LARGE CLUB-SHAPED VASE: K?)ANG-HSI (1662- 
 1722). Wi AALL tt 
 Ve get? Clear white hard paste. Decoration in 
 brilliant opaque-blue of mountain scenery, 
 houses and various figures. Bands of sceptre 
 head scrolls and Grecian key-pattern encir- 
 cling neck. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 wood stand. 
 
 Height, 29% inches. 
 25 
 
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 67—VeERY LARGE BEAKER-SHAPED VASE. 
 
 Clear white hard paste. Decoration in fine 
 o woe. cobalt-blue of numerous Mongolian inscriptions 
 
 of U.* : : : 
 in white panels, upon a background of lattice 
 or lozenge pattern. Band of sceptre head 
 scrolls encircling foot. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 28 inches. 
 
 SINGLE COLOR SPECI} Te 
 68—MIRROR-BLACK VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 pe Graceful bottle-shaped. Thin porcelain, 
 
 Us enamelled with a brilliant monochrome glaze 
 of ‘‘ Mirror-black.’’ Mark underneath the foot, 
 
 with the double circle pencilled in blue. ~Has 
 
 carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 8% inches. 
 
 69—MotTtLep Rosz-coLtor VasE/ pay G (1736- 
 1795). ue | He ee 
 y 6 ee Graceful bottle-shdped. Of clear white por- 
 celain and invested with a mottled glaze of 
 rose-pink. The foot underneath is glazed in 
 white, and a well defined white rim is round 
 the mouth. Has carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 9 inches. 
 
 »o—IRON Rust JAR: YUNG-CHENG (1723-1735). 
 Gf. ve Globular-shaped. White hard paste, and 
 / / | enamelled with a dark-brown monochrome 
 glaze, thickly speckled with minute points of 
 metallic lustrous aspect., Has_carved teak- 
 wood stand and cov was wy res ; 
 eight, 614 inche 
 
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71—LIVER-COLOR VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Globular body with tubular neck, which 
 oe g.*’ spreads at mouth. Of clear white porcelain 
 and invested with a fine monochrome glaze of 
 Foi de Veau. The foot underneath is glazed 
 in pale celadon. Has carved teakwood stand. 
 
 we 
 
 7 
 
 Fi AE. A ry, 
 
 O ee ek inches. 
 FROM THE BRAYTON IvES COLLECTION. 
 
 72—STARCH-BLUE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Oviform shape. White hard paste, which is 
 ve If ze coated with a fine monochrome glaze of starch- 
 blue color, and over which, in a darker shade 
 of blue, is a decoration of an interior view with 
 figures and a garden scene. Underneath foot : 
 double circle pencilled in blue. /Carved teak- Spas: 
 wood stand and cover. A oe ion 
 
 Height, 7% inches. 
 
 73—DEEP VIOLET VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Bottle-shaped. Thin hard paste, coated 
 
 ie. f 7.7? with a mottled glaze of fine vjolet tint. Cary 
 teakwood stand. 7p Saw 
 eight, 12 Inches. fv 
 
 74—ORANGE-YELLOW VASE: YUNG-CHENG (1723-1735). 
 
 Graceful pear-shaped. Of clear white porce- 
 Cf vf 7.“ jain and invested with a mottled glaze of 
 orange-yellow. The foot underneath is glazed 
 
 in yellow. Carved pees iA 
 
 @. 
 
 Height, 12 inches. 
 27 
 
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 75—MotTTLeD Rep VaAsE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Bottle-shaped. Clear white hard paste, and 
 LL dé ¢4 coated with a fine monochrome glaze of ruby 
 red, with cloudings of peach-bloom tint, over 
 a network of well defined crackle. The foot 
 underneath is glazed in white, and a white rim 
 is round the mouth. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 1234 inches. 
 
 76—DerEEP VIOLET VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 9 AK Tall oviform with receding neck and spread- 
 o/ O- ing mouth. Thin porcelain, which is coated 
 
 with a monochrome gtaze of de violet. 
 Carved teakwood stand.“ 7240: He: 
 Height, 13 in¢hes. 
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 77—-CELADON VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). tr 
 
 Double gourd shaped. Thick white porcelain. 
 
 y Pe, Paks Invested with a pellucid monochrome glaze of 
 | pale sea-green. The foot underneath is marked 
 with seal of Ch’ien-lung, pencilled in blue. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
 78—IvORY-WHITE VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG eres Qs). 
 
 Cylindrical. Clear white hard paste of 
 
 o, sO.?? thin texture, of charming design and finished 
 technique. Enamelled with a pellucid white 
 
 glaze over a relief decoration delicately moulded 
 
 and etched in the paste. The body of the vase 
 
 is covered with a floral design representing 
 
 conventional peonies in midst of leafy scrolls. 
 
 28 
 
Ornamental palmation encircles the neck and 
 
 base. Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 13 inches. 
 
 79—MIRROR-BLACK VASE: WAN-LI (1573-1619). 
 Double gourd shaped. Thick porcelain, and 
 
 ar ff 72 coated with a mirror-black monochrome glaze. 
 Carved teakwood stand. , ete Zee ry 
 
 Height, 1414 inches. 
 
 80—TURQUOISE-BLUE VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795) 
 
 Of graceful bottle-shaped and fine texture. 
 
 Zi ee 7? Invested with a briliant turquoise-blue glaze, 
 which is minutely crackled. eR pega 
 
 stand. ee 
 Height, 14% inches. 
 
 81—LarcGE Iron Rust Vase: K’ANG-HSI (1662-172 by 6 
 
 Bottle-shaped, with three chimera headorna- 
 ay 20.7 ments in relief on shoulder. Dense porcelain, 
 coated with a monochrome glaze of dark brown 
 which extends over the rim inside the mouth, 
 and is thickly speckled with minute points of 
 metallic aspect. Has carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 134 inches. 
 
 82—CAMELIA-LEAF GREEN VASE: K’ANG-HSI cragas 
 e221). 
 sa 3 4° Graceful bottle-shaped. Thin hard paste, 
 coated with a monochrome glaze of camelia- 
 leaf green of iridescent texture and minutely 
 crackled throughout. Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 13% inches. 
 
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 83—Deep Rep Vase: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736- 1795). 
 
 Pear-shaped, with bulbous mouth. Thick 
 
 oe in Oe porcelain, invested with a monochrome glaze of 
 the Sang de boeuf type, and crackled through- 
 
 out. The foot underneath is glazed in celadon. 
 
 Teakwood stand. 
 Height, 13% inches. 
 
 84—LarGE BRowNn CRACKLE JAR: ’ANG- (1662- 
 1722), “a. oa 2 ehs 
 
 / FG a vo Ovoid form, of dense porcelain, which is 
 coated with a brown soft glaze and crackled 
 
 throughout with a network of well defined 
 lines. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 13% inches. 
 
 8s—Clair de Lune Vase: CuH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Graceful bottle-shaped, with bulbous mouth 
 J Z g.% and finished technique. Clear white porcelain 
 invested with a monochrome glaze of pellucid 
 quality of Clair de lune pe seal mark pen- 
 cilied in blue underneath the oy a. Cc gs 
 
 teakwool stand. ; 
 Bere. Cg Make 
 
 86—DEEP VIOLET VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 Globular body with tall tubularneck Thin 
 porcelain, and enamelled with a monochrome 
 
 ~ e ¢? 
 oe SU. glaze of deep violet. bobs tea, Me Ses 
 
 eight, 14 inches. 
 3° 
 
87—PISTACHE GREEN VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Graceful, tall bottle-shaped. Thick por- 
 es celain, which is coated with a monochrome 
 
 ve } 00 : ; ; 4 
 glaze of pistache-green, over which is a faint 
 decoration to represent the veins of marble. 
 Seal mark underneath foot "Bp in blue. 
 
 Has carved teakwood stand. 7s Adder 11a 
 Height, 1734 inches. 
 
 §88—WuHITE VasE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Globular body with tall, slender, tubular 
 SZ U@.°% neck. Hard paste, decorated under the trans- 
 lucent white glaze with dragon and cloud 
 forms amid fire emblems, chasing the sacred 
 pearl, which are modelled sees low ue 
 
 carved teakwood stand. 
 re 17 inch Lor: 
 
 89-——POWDER-BLUE VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 Graceful, tall bottle-shaped. Of clear white 
 S Pv.°* porcelain, which is coated with a brilliant 
 powder-blue mottled glaze. The mark 
 inscribed underneath is two circles in blue, a 
 common sign of the K’ang-hsi as EE y, 
 
 teakwood stand. tele 
 
 Height, 17% inches. 
 
 go—TEA-COLOR VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1662-1722). 
 Bottle-shaped, with tubular neck and rings 
 Dé 3 pas encircling thesame. Sonorous porcelain of the 
 period, and invested with a monochrome Saas 
 of powdered tea-color of uniform tint. Has 
 carved teakwood stand. si CL Let tLoary 
 Height, 15 ce 
 
 3x Z 
 
gt—Larcr MONOCHROME JA&R;) aN ge ee 
 1735). ho tran: / P Ps) 
 
 sf woe Oviform, of thick texture, which is coated 
 with a mottled glaze ofred, brown, pink and 
 other tints. Yung-chéng seal mark incised 
 underneath the foot. Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 13% inches. 
 
 g2—TEA-COLOR VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1975). 
 Graceful bottle-shaped. Dense porcelain, 
 , i Bare which is coated with a monochrome glaze of 
 powdered tca-color of uniform tint and fine 
 quality. Underneath foot incised seal mark. 
 Carved teakwood stand Be 1 
 
 Height, 1334 inches. 
 
 93—CELADON VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1975). 
 Bottle-shaped. Invested with a translucent 
 
 i ra Re glaze of sea-green an es arved teak- 
 wood stand. me! Te 
 Height, 14 inches. 
 94—CAMELIA-LEAF GREEN VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662- 
 
 Tao) rag 
 
 oe Cylindrical shape, with receding neck. ‘hin 
 We TO porcelain, invested with a monochrome glaze 
 
 of camelia-leaf green. Has carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 12 inches. 
 
 95—LAVENDER VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 BD mag Graceful bottle-shaped, and of finished tech- 
 aS - nique. Decorated under the translucent glaze 
 with dragons and cloud forms, which are mod- 
 
 3 SA Fir Uae 
 
elled in low relief. A band of palmations 
 encircles the neck. Seal mark pencilled in blue 
 underneath the foot which is glazed in white. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 15 inches. 
 
 96—IMPERIAL YELLOW JAR: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 Fashioned after an old bronze. area 
 
 MVC 
 
 with a yellow glaze and decorated with Archai 
 designs, palmettes and sceptre head scrolls 
 
 LA. / 2-**incised in the paste, under the glaze (slight 
 
 repair). Has carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 1214 inches. 
 
 97—GRACEFUL WHITE VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 fg Oe a led with llucid white gl . 
 os Co enamelled with a pellucid white glaze over 
 
 Oviform, with tall tubular neck, which: 
 
 spreads at mouth. Very thin white porcelain, 
 
 a relief decoration, delicately moulded and 
 etched in the paste, representing conven ional 
 floral and leafy scrolls, palmettes and sceptre 
 
 head scrolls. Carved teakwood stand.“ As CAL ve¢aceh_ 
 
 Height, 16 inches. 
 
 98—-LARGE TURQUOISE JAR: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 320." 
 
 Sonorous porcelain, fashioned after an an- 
 cient Chinese bronze. Invested with a mono- 
 chrome glaze of turquoise, which is minutely 
 crackled throughout. The body is ornamented 
 with a broad band of Archaic design incised 
 and worked in relief. Round the foot is a 
 border of similar design. Grotesque head 
 handles on shoulder. Carved talkybed st, 
 
 Height, 13 ches = Pare 
 
 33 
 
1722), Lee 
 
 Pear-shaped, with ae base, aa rae 
 J 2 Mets flaring mouth. Thick porcelian, enamelled 
 with a dark-brown monochrome glaze with 
 minute points of deep metallic lustrous aspect. 
 Inside the mouth is enamelled with the same 
 glaze. The foot underneath is unglazed and 
 shows a buff-color paste. Carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 
 99—IRIDESCENT IRON Rust, V a. pe 
 
 Height, 14 inches. 
 
 100—CELADON VASE: YUNG-CHENG (1723-1735). 
 
 Flat oviform, with grooved corners. Sonor- 
 
 y va ek ous porcelain, which.is invested with a pellucid 
 monochrome glaze of a pale sea-green. Ele- 
 
 phant head ornaments in relief at neck. Foot 
 
 underneath is sep in white. Carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. “Thre: Dp tbe 
 
 Height, 14 inches. 
 
 T0I—EMERALD-GREEN GaALLIpoT: K’ANG-HSI_ (1662- 
 1722). 
 
 ie Gallipot. Thick texture, which is invested 
 ve So O°? with a monochrome glaze of brilliant green 
 of iridescent quality. The decoration, which 
 is etched in the paste underneath the glaze, 
 consists of kylins amid cloud forms, play- 
 ing with a brocade ballCwith waving” fillets. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. ras 
 
 Height, 15 inch 
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102—JAR: K’AnG-HSI (1662-1722). “ 
 Graceful oviform. Clear white porcelain, 
 enamelled with a translucent glaze, under 
 if 0 aor which is a decoration delicately etched in the 
 paste. The body of the vase is covered with a 
 floral design representing conventional peonies 
 in the midst of leafy scrolls. Branches of 
 roses encircle the neck. The foot underneath 
 is unglazed and shows the texture of the paste. 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 12 inches. 
 
 103—BRILLIANT MAZARINE-BLUR/ VASE : CH’IPN-LUNG 
 (1736-1795). Ty. Ape 
 Dense porcelain, coated with a monochrome 
 as os yf ¢@  giaze of brilliant mazarine-blue, which thickens 
 round the foot. The surface is covered with 
 minute points of metallic aspect. The foot 
 underneath is glazed in white, and a seal mark 
 pencilled in cobalt-blue. Has carved teak- 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 19! inches. 
 
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 ag Yi 
 Lith rly 
 
 104—IMPERIAL YELLOW JAR: Title WO glee 
 1735). A 
 
 FS eet Oviform, with wide mouth. Of thick hard 
 paste, and coated with a pellucid yellow glaze 
 of iridescent quality. Carved teakwood stand. 
 
 Height, 1134 inches, 
 35 
 
105—BRILLIANT TURQUOISE-BLUE VASE: "ANG-HSI 
 (1662-1722). Ore. ly 
 
 Ms eh ye Graceful bottle-shaped thin texture, in- 
 a o- vested with a monochrome glaze of a rich 
 turquoise-blue, which is crackled throughout 
 
 with a network of well defined lines to re- 
 
 present “‘fish-roe’’ crackle. Has carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 17 inches. 
 
 106—LANG-YAO VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 ee Graceful bottle-shaped. Globular body with 
 © 3G: tall tubular neck of clear white porcelain, and 
 invested with a glaze which displays Sang de 
 boeuf tones, shading from a mottled dark red 
 to a paler tint and the glaze thickening round 
 the foot. The rim round the mouth is defined 
 by a line of pale buff and the mouth is covered 
 inside with pale-brown crackle glaze. The 
 base is covered underneath with a ce 
 
 soft glaze. Carved teakwood stand, Ae 
 
 Height, 15 inches. 
 
 107—LanG-YAo VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Graceful form. Covered with the character- 
 
 a OS ee istic monochrome glaze of the Sang de boeuf 
 type. The vase is of a pale tone towards the 
 
 mouth, where there is a network of pronounced 
 
 crackle, and a deeper red on the body, where 
 
 the glaze runs down towards the foot, where it 
 
 thickens. The rim round the mouth is defined 
 
 by a line of white, and the foot Hine 
 
 36 / Jie lank 
 
is glazed in a soft white with a brown crackle. 
 
 Carved teakwood stand. 
 Height, 16 inches. 
 
 108—STONE-BLUE VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 Fine bottle-shaped. Invested with a translu- 
 oa 2 2. ¢4cent monochrome glaze of stone-blue. Round 
 the shoulder is a band of palmettes modelled 
 in low relief. Underneath the foot, seal mark 
 
 pencilled in cobalt-blue. Has~+carved teal 
 wood stand. a, Whe Atl 
 
 Height, 16 ‘inches. 
 
 109—TURQUOISE-BLUE VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Tall oviform bottle-shaped, Elaborate design 
 
 vA G JY. modelled in relief throughout the entire 
 surface, of dragons traversing the firmament 
 
 amid cloud shapes and fire symbols; the 
 
 whole invested with a brilliant translucent 
 
 turquoise-blue glaze and coated with streaks 
 
 of a darker tint. Has ee Ten pee ta ey 
 d f 
 
 eight, 16% inches. — 
 
 r10—Clair de Lune Vase: K’AanG-HsI (1662-1722). 
 
 Gallipot. Thick porcelain, coated with a 
 2 ae O) translucent glaze of Clair de lune. The en- 
 
 tire surface covered with a network _of br y ff? 
 crackle. Carved teakwood stand. Pa . vA lo. 
 Height, 15% inches. — 
 
 111—MIRROR-BLACK VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 i Bs — Club-shaped. Clear white porcelain, which 
 
 is invested with a monochrome ay, eee | 
 37 ‘7b a. 
 
‘‘mirror-black.’’ Mark underneath foot, two 
 circles pencilled in cobalt-blue. Carved teak- 
 
 wood stand. 
 Height, 1832 inches. 
 
 112—BRILLIANT RED VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 A TUE ieee Noble bottle-shaped. Sonorous porcelain, 
 ae coated with a mottled monochrome glaze of 
 brilliant red, which displays the rich Sang de 
 
 boeuf tones. Carved a Re 
 eights 20 incHes. 
 
 I113—POWDER-BLUE VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 Club-shaped. Clear white porcelain, coated 
 
 ee f 7.’° with a mottled cobalt-glaze of fine texture, 
 known as ‘“‘ powder-blue”’ or “‘ mazarine-blue,” 
 
 over which are slight tracings of a decoration 
 
 in gold. Two rims of the lip are of white and 
 
 left free of the blue-glaze. The foot under- 
 
 neath is of white-glaze and marked with a 
 
 blue rim, a common mark of the | 
 period. Carved teakwood stand.. / 
 
 Height, 17 inches. 
 
 114—MAZARINE-BLUE VASE: CH’IEN-LUNG (1736-1795). 
 
 Graceful bottle-shaped. Clear white porce- 
 
 e, om 3. yo lain, invested with a monochrome cobalt-glaze 
 of even and brilliant quality, known as maza- 
 
 rine-blue. The foot underneath is glazed in 
 
 white, and a well defined white rim is round 
 
 the mouth. Has carved teakwood @ Pyee ¢ J 
 Height, inches. 
 
 38 
 
I1§5—TURQUOISE-BLUE VASE: K’ANG-HSI (1662-1722). 
 
 ee 7d 
 
 Tall oviform, with receding neck and spread- 
 ing mouth. White porcelain of thin texture. 
 It is enamelled with a turquoise-glaze of mot- 
 tled tone which extends over the rim inside 
 the mouth, and invests the base of the foot. 
 Crackled throughout with a network of well de- 
 fined lines representing what is known as “fish 
 
 roe”’ crackle. Carved ee ese. 7 Z C, 
 
 eight, 18 inches. 
 
 116—LaArRGE CELADON VasE: Cuy’ENG-HUA (1465-1484). 
 
 re “0 
 
 Of antique form and design. Dense por- 
 celain. The glaze with which the whole surface 
 is enamelled is of ton-ch’ing, or pea-green 
 celadon color, and is crackled throughout with 
 pronounced lines of brown. Relief ornaments 
 are on the shoulder. The foot underneath is 
 unglazed and shows texture of the paste. 
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 i Height, 17 inches. 
 
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 Noble bottle-shaped. Sonorous porcelain, 
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 throughout the entire surface, of monstrous 
 dragon traversing the firmanent amid cloud 
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 sea. The whole invested with a pellucid sea- 
 green celadon glaze. Carved teakwood‘stand. 
 
 Height, 22 inches. 
 
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 modelled in relief, are two butterflies and ring 
 
 ornaments. The foot underneath is unglazed 
 
 and shows a buff paste. Carved teakwood 
 
 stand. 
 Height, 24 inches. 
 
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