Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms (1850)
Marryat, Joseph · London : J. Murray · leaf 158
CHAP. VI.] CHINESE PAINTING. 113 pierced at its upper extremity, from which a small figurejumps up when water is poured into the cup, The paintings upon the Chinese porcelain consist of theflowers, fruits, and other productions of the country, whichare well painted, and generally in enamel colours.… … Fig. 49. Kylin. Chinese. (Coll. Marryat.) their public and private life, but very usual subjects aredragons,* kylins, (Fig. 49), and all manner of hideous and * The origin of the dragons, and simi-lar figures, depicted upon the Chineseas well as the Egyptian pottery, is amystery. Some writers…
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