Heraldry and floral forms as used in decoration; (1922)
Cole, Herbert · London & Toronto, J. M. Dent & Sons ltd.; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 248
t to ourpart of the world by thePortuguese, then by the ItaliaDutch, who traded large ij^cent^quantities into Holland. CroxvnTheir Delft ware is closely Jmpena[imitative of the qualitiesof Chinese blue and whiteporcelain, but experts con-sider it a long way behindthe latter in beauty of colour and… … 238 FLORAL FORMS It is said that the Chinese themselves compare the beautiful blueon their porcelain to the blue of the sky after rain, and indeed thispoetical and delicate compliment is fully justified. The magnoliaand the aster designs may be compared together with advantage,one being decidedly…
Decoration and ornament · Heraldry · Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms
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