Pottery and procelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 (1878)
Elliott, Charles Wyllys, 1817-1883 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 225
JAPANESE DECORATIONS. 217 The description is as follows : " Yase, of elegant form, a ground of white, a branch of a tree in violet color running around the body, from which depend the fruit and flowers of the peach of longevity in rich colors. Storks delicately out- lined in black, their bodies… … Fig. 118. — From Mr. Avery's Collection. We give in Fig. 118 a bottle of square form painted delicately on each side with groups of figures, most likely representing incidents in Japanese history. It is a fine example from Mr. Avery's collection. The colors are green, blue, and yellow, and are very…
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