A history and description of Chinese porcelain (1901)
Monkhouse, William Cosmo, 1840-1901, Bushell, S. W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908 · London [etc.] New York, Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited · leaf 112
e sametime. The reign of Yung-cheng was also noted for decorationin pdte-sur-pdte, but perhaps the most remarkable of aU theinnovations of the reign was the production of a highlyvitreous porcelain in imitation of a kind of opaque glassmade by Hu or Ku-Yueh.^ Hus glass is what is known as * The… … Fig. 15.—yuxg-chexg fish-bowl,painted ix colours. HldTOBIGAL. 45 Chinese glass, that beautiful semi-transparent substance,used for those snuff-bottles and other small articles whichare now so highly prized by collectors. The finest specimensare composed of layers of different colours carved…
Pottery -- China History
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