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Oriental ceramic art : illustrated by examples from the collection of W.T. Walters : with one hundred and sixteen plates in colors and over four hundred reproductions in black and white (1897)

Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908, author, Laffan, William M., writer of preface, L. Prang & Co., lithographer, D. Appleton and Company, publisher · leaf 39

An illustration from Oriental ceramic art : illustrated by examples from the collection of W.T. Walters : with one hundred and sixteen plates in colors and over four hundred reproductions in black and white, 1897, leaf 39
th the garden flora of China. Among them may be distinguished peonies of several kinds, lotus, chrysanthemum, magnolia, roses, hibiscus (both pink and yellow), orchids, iris, lilies (scarlet and white), asters, hydrangea, wistaria, dielytra, pomegranate, begonia, narcissus, convolvulus, syringa… … comparison within the glass cases of the museum at Dresden. It is an ovoid vase of fine eggshell texture, overlaid with a close-set floral decora¬ tion composed of chrysanthemums, hai-t’ang ( Pyrus japonica), and daisies, painted in red, green, and gold. Within this floral ground are reserved two…

Walters, W. T. (William Thompson), 1819-1894 · Pottery, Chinese · Pottery, Japanese · Pottery, Korean · Pottery

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