A history and description of Chinese porcelain (1901)
Monkhouse, W. Cosmo (William Cosmo), 1840-1901, Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908 · London [etc.] New York, Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited · leaf 104
e been first produced in the reign of Kang-hsi.tMany, if not most, of the pieces of this colour which have leftChina formerly belonged to the hereditary princes of Yi, who are * See also p. 56. t But this is doubtful, as some -vdne cups of Hsiian-te are said to have been ofthis colour {see… … Fig. 14.—TPaPLE gourd vase, painted IX BRILLIANT ENAMEL COLOUIWAVITH GILDING. V HISTORICAL. 41 descended from this emperor, and whose collections have beenbroken up within recent years. Another glaze-colour, called metallic, or mirror black, was also produced for the firsttime in this reign. It is…
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