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 58
the roof of theTaoist paradise is seen half-hidden by clouds in the back-ground, the eight genii {pa hsien) occupying the fore-ground, while the twin merry genii and many other saintsof the Taoist pantheon are represented on the back of thevase. Conventional floral borders complete the… … HISTORICAL. 19 the wall. An oval is left unglazed in the centre for rubbingthe ink on, showing the red paste; below, the margin is un-glazed ; the centre is decorated with the figure of an elephant,and with a mystic diagram above, engraved under the glaze,which is of light green colour and coarsely…
Pottery -- China History
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