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History of the ceramic art. A descriptive and philosophical study of the pottery of all ages and all nations (1877)

Jacquemart, Albert, 1808-1875, Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Catenacci, H, Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand, 1837-1880 · New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. · leaf 42

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its morals. The deifiedauthor of the book was considered asanterior to the created world, and to havecontributed towards accomplishing itsdestinies. It is as such, that is in thestate of Chang-ti or supreme God, thatpottery most often exhibits him ; some-times he will be represented under the… … 26 HISTORY OF THE CERAMIC ART. and eyebrows; mounted or leaning upon a stag, he will often holdin his hand the fruit of the fabulous tree, Fan-tao, which blossomsevery three thousand years, and only yield its peaches three thousandyears after. If he is surrounded by mushrooms, ling-tchy, whichgive…

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