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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 23

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 23
icks, gé-boards, screens, and brush-handles. The following list, taken from the same official sour as that of the last reign, will give some idea of the decorative desi ns used in the imperial potteries. 1. PaINTED IN BLUE ON A WHITE GRounb. Bowls (Van), decorated outside with pairs of dragons and… … harvest fruits, with emblems of the midsummer holiday—sprigs of bossed and etched designs en- hanced by the varied tones of the acorns and artemisia, hung up in China on the fifth day of the finely crackled turquoise glaze. * 2 - soa 7 Ee fifth moon—with lotus flowers, and fishes feeding upon…

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

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