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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 274

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glaze of greenish tone. Thedecoration, incised in the paste under the glaze, consists ofcentral medallions composed of a pair of archaic dragons[chih-lung) coiled round a branched fungus (ling-chih),emblem of longevity, surrounded by five bats, emblemsof the five kinds of happiness. A peach is… … DESCRIPTIVE, 117 474 Bowl. White, with three fish in red brown under the glaze. (H. 3^ in.) Mark: Yung-Ohing, 1723-1736. Lent by Mr. G. Salting. 475 & 476 Pair of Long-necked Bottles, with the Pakwa, or eight trigrams, and the Yang and Yin symbols in blue underthe glaze, and waves in red brown…

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