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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 329

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omitted, so that the mark commences with theIf^ien-hao. The above mark is written in the ordinary character, butwhat is called the seal character, the more archaic form ofwriting, is sometimes used, especially in the later reigns ofthe present Dynasty. Examples of both will be found in thefollowing… … Hsuan-te or Seuen-tih(1426-1435). I.—Ming Dynasty.

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