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 122
present cracking ice, a symbol ofthe coming spring. The rim is ornamented by a castel-lated border, a plain band of white defines the edge of theoverlapping cover. The Chinese offer presents of fragranttea and preserved fruits at the New Year in jars of thiskind, and the prunus is the floral emblem… … part IL DESCRIPTIVE. CLASS I.—POKCELAIN NOT PAINTED.Section A.—Plain White. THERE are some collectors who make a specialty of whiteporcelain, and a very interesting study it is. In the firstplace, it is the foundation of all porcelain. The first ware which,according to European notions, could…
Pottery -- China History
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