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 31
d animals, and the dragon, prince of the powers of the air. 4. Decorated in Glazes of the demi-grand feu. — This may be characterized as the typical decoration in three colors ( San ts'ai). It must be distinguished from the San ts'ai decoration of the muffle stove, where the turquoise-blue is… … 7. Decorated in Gold and Silver. — The metals, finely pulverized, were combined with oxide of lead by means of a little gum penciled upon the glaze and fixed in the muffle stove. Painting in gold ( Ts'ai Chiu) on a white ground was not so common in this reign, so we must refer to a wine-cup of the…
Walters, W. T. (William Thompson), 1819-1894 · Pottery, Chinese · Pottery, Japanese · Pottery, Korean · Pottery
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