Chapter XXXI: Sale Prices of the Louis Huth Collection

(_Published by kind permission of the Editor of "The Connoisseur."_)

OLD NANKIN PORCELAIN.

£ s. d.

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with
ladies in a garden, 11½ in. high 63 0 0

Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted
with dragons and flames, 10¼ in.
high 88 4 0

Bottles, pair, with oviform bodies and
long slender necks, entirely painted
with formal flowers and arabesque
foliage, and with dark blue bands
round the shoulders, containing
scrolls and blossom reserved in
white, 7¾ in. high 262 10 0

Vase and cover, tall oviform, painted
with ladies and boys in a garden,
11¼ in. high 56 14 0

Canisters and covers, set of three
diamond-shaped, painted with audiences,
groups of warriors, and an
execution scene, 12¼ in. high 52 10 0

Sprinklers, pair, with a band of
mirror-shaped dark-blue panels round the
centre, and vandyke borders, containing
formal flowers and foliage
reserved in white, the necks delicately
pencilled with a marbled
design, 7¼ in. high 165 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three oviform,
and two cylindrical beakers and
covers, entirely painted with tiger-lily
ornament and conventional
blossoms, 5½, 6¾, and 7 in. high 346 10 0

Vases, pair, cylindrical, painted with
bands of formal arabesque foliage,
and with alternate blue bands, with
dragons and scrolls reserved in white,
11¼ in. high 220 10 0

Vases, pair, cylindrical, powdered-blue,
painted with fishermen, Sages,
flowers, &c., in upright and circular
panels, 10¼ in. high 150 0 0

Beaker, painted with branches of flowering
prunus, the background pencilled
with blue, 18¾ in. high 140 0 0

Vases and covers, pair, oviform, painted
with peonies, cherry-trees, sparrows
and rocks, in shaped panels divided
by trellis-pattern bands, 16½ in.
high 220 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three oviform,
and a pair of beakers, painted with
audiences, plantain and vases of
flowers, 16½ in. and 18 in. high 1,550 0 0

Vase and cover, oviform prunus-pattern,
of the highest quality, finely painted
with branches of flowering prunus
on marbled-blue ground, 10¼ in.
high 6,195 0 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with blue
panels containing flowers and leafage
reserved in white, the necks
pencilled with marbled pattern in
blue, 7½ in. high 75 12 0

Ewer, with pencilled marbled groundwork
and dark-blue heart-shaped
panels, containing scrolls reserved
in white, 6½ in. high. 56 14 0

Bottles, pair, with long necks, painted
with pendant lanterns and korōs,
palm-leaves on the necks, 9½ in.
high 52 10 0

Vases and covers, pair, two-handled,
painted with fans and utensils in
mirror-shaped panels and sprays of
flowers, 11 in. high 65 2 0

Dishes, pair, with blue ground, decorated
with seeding peonies and foliage
reserved in white, and painted with
flower-branches round the well,
18½ in. diameter 54 12 0

Bottle, with compressed body and nearly
cylindrical neck, painted with seeding
peonies and foliage, and palm-leaves
round the neck, 18 in. high 294 0 0

Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical, with
marbled-blue ground and prunus-blossom
in white, painted with
flowering plants and birds in mirror
and fan-shaped panels, 7½ in. high 231 0 0

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with
panels of prunus-branches and birds
on a trellis groundwork, and with
lambrequin-shaped panels round the
shoulder and foot, containing formal
flowers reserved in white on blue
ground, 24 in. high 136 10 0

Vase and cover, oviform, painted with
rocky landscapes and baskets of
flowers, and with lambrequin-shaped
panels round the shoulders and
foot, with scroll foliage reserved in
white on blue ground, the cover
surmounted by a small figure of a
kylin, 23¼ in. high 78 15 0

Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, painted
with vases of flowers and utensils
in mirror-shaped panels, 11½ in.
high 241 10 0

Vases and covers, pair, powdered-blue,
painted with river scenes, flowering
plants and utensils in variously
shaped panels, 19 in. high 756 0 0

Bottles, pair, powdered-blue, with bulbous
necks, painted with river scenes,
flowers and utensils in variously
shaped panels, 18 in. high 420 0 0

Jars and covers, pair, mandarin, painted
with bands of arabesques and alternate
blue bands decorated with
dragons, flames, and leafage reserved
in white, 42 in. high 1,942 10 0

Cisterns, pair, circular, entirely painted
with formal flowers and foliage, and
with a band of beaded ornament
round the top, 27 in. diameter 210 0 0

Bowl, painted with groups of various
flowers, locusts and other insects,
5¾ in. diameter; and a bowl, with
flowers, insects and reptiles, 5¾ in.
diameter 89 5 0

Bowl and cover, small cylindrical, painted
with mirror-shaped panels of flowers
on marbled-blue ground, with prunus-blossom
reserved in white, 5½ in.
high 81 18 0

Vase, cylindrical, painted with arabesque
foliage, and with a blue band round
the centre decorated with dragons
reserved in white, 11 in. high 86 2 0

Another vase, nearly similar, 10½ in.
high 90 6 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, painted with
pendant lanterns and other ornament,
and with branches of flowers
round the necks, 11½ in. high 54 12 0

Bowls and covers, pair, cylindrical
powdered-blue, painted with river scenes,
flowers and utensils in circular
medallions, 6¾ in. high 199 10 0

Jardinières, pair, with prunus-blossom
reserved in white on marbled-blue
ground, mounted with Louis XVI.
ormolu handles chased with foliage
and shells, and gadrooned borders,
8 in. diameter 90 6 0

Bottle, with long neck, painted with
kylins playing with balls, and a
dragon on the neck, 18 in. high 50 8 0

Vase, painted with an audience and
figures on a terrace, 21¾ in. high 52 10 0

Vase, painted with a procession in a
rocky landscape, 16½ in. high 63 0 0

Vases and covers, set of three, painted
with landscapes, cranes, deer and
other animals in panels with key-pattern
borders, 19½ in., 20 in., and
20½ in. high 54 12 0

Dishes, pair, large, painted with
flowering plants in the centre in petal
panels on trellis-pattern ground, the
border composed of arabesque foliage,
among which are figures of
peacocks and baskets of fruit in
four panels, 21¾ in. diameter 115 10 0

Pair of ditto, similar 115 10 0

Cistern, octagonal, painted with
medallions of arabesque foliage,
characters in the centre, and a band of
palm-leaves round the shoulder, 25½ in.
diameter 52 10 0

Bottle, double gourd-shaped, painted with
gourds and foliage, and a band of
key-pattern round the centre, 26 in.
high 115 10 0

Cisterns, pair, circular, painted with
river scenes in the interior,
chrysanthemums and lotus outside, 25 in.
diameter, on walnut-wood stands 44 2 0

CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN.

Tea service, with ruby ground, pencilled
with flowers in grisaille in shaped
panels, consisting of tea-pot, cover
and stand, a cream-jug and cover,
two cups and saucers, and two small
saucer-dishes 240 0 0

Vase, square-shaped, enamelled with
quails and flowering trees on white
ground, the handles coral-colour
and gold, 10¾ in. high 136 0 0

Bottles, pair, pear-shaped, with bulbous
necks, with spiral pink and white
bands, and enamelled with figures
and branches of flowers in colours,
10½ in. high 58 16 0

Stand, oblong, enamelled with dragons
with the Sacred Jewel, in green,
mauve and yellow, 11¼ in. wide 52 10 0

Bowl, ruby-coloured, enamelled with a
kakémono and branches of flowering
prunus, 7½ in. high 100 0 0

Vases, pair, "_famille verte_" fluted, formed
as bamboo canes, enamelled with
small sprays of flowers and grasses
on green and yellow ground, on
octagonal open stands, enamelled
green, 8½ in. high 320 0 0

Vase, oviform, with bright green ground,
enamelled with dragons and formal
flowers in mauve, with arabesque
foliage reserved in white, and with
unglazed kylins'-mask handles, 12 in.
high 400 0 0

Bottle, powdered-blue, of triple
gourd-shape, enamelled with peonies, other
flowers and grasses, in "_famille verte_,"
in mirror and fan-shaped panels,
10¼ in. high 357 0 0

Beakers, pair, with bulbous centres; }
the necks are finely enamelled }
with a bright green ground, upon }
which is formally arranged a }
design of flowers and foliage, }
enamelled mauve, the centre part }
similarly decorated, but with }
conventional flowers in green on yellow }
ground, and with a band of }
green vandyke panels below; the }
lower half of the beakers is }
powdered-blue, 10½ in. high } 2,700 0 0
}
Vase and cover, oviform, of somewhat }
similar design to the preceding, }
the lower part powdered-blue, and }
the upper portion and the cover }
enamelled with formal flowers and }
foliage in green on yellow ground, }
12½ in. high }

Bottles, pair, triple gourd-shaped, the
lower part decorated with medallions
of masks, utensils and emblems,
on a floral groundwork, in
black and gold, the centre part
pencilled with kylins and flames, in
rouge-de-fer and gold, on white
ground, the necks powdered-blue,
with Ho-Ho birds in gold, 21½ in.
high 480 0 0

Bottles, pair, small gourd-shaped, with
engraved yellow ground, enamelled
with sprays of flowers in colours,
7 in. high 115 10 0

Vase, inverted pear-shaped, with engraved
yellow ground, enamelled
with branches of flowers, 10¼ in.
high 66 3 0

Vases, pair, oviform egg-shell, enamelled
with houses by a river, a bridge,
and figures in a summer-house, and
with gilt necks and feet, 10¾ in.
high 304 10 0

Vases, set, three oviform, the
groundwork encrusted with branches of
flowers, and with upright panels
enamelled with Sages and other
figures in landscapes, 7¼ in. and
8½ in. high 189 0 0

Figures of parrots, pair, enamelled
turquoise and dark blue, and mounted
on Louis XV. ormolu scroll plinths,
9¾ in. high 220 10 0

Part of a tea-service, with pale yellow
and black trellis-ground decorated
with plume ornament in mauve,
consisting of cream-jug and cover,
canister and cover, two stands, and
four cups and saucers 131 5 0

Bowls and covers, set, three, enamelled
with chrysanthemums, branches of
begonia, and sparrows, and with
pink diaper-pattern border, 6 in.
diameter 105 0 0

Tea-service, lotus-pattern, consisting of
tea-pot, milk-jug, canister, bowl and
covers, and four cups and three
saucers; and two small plates,
enamelled in pink and green, and
with branch handles 94 10 0

Basin, with brown and pink exterior,
pencilled with tiger-lilies and other
flowers in gold, the interior enamelled
with a magician, 4¾ in.
diameter 54 12 0

Basin, with apple-green ground, pencilled
with flowers and grasses in
gold, 4⅝ in. diameter 79 16 0

Ewer and cover, powdered-blue oviform,
enamelled with a stream, lotus
plants and prunus-tree, with birds
in "_famille verte_" in shaped panels,
the ground pencilled with gold,
8¼ in. high 378 0 0

Dishes, pair, powdered-blue, enamelled
with kylins, Ho-Ho birds and utensils
in "_famille verte_," in mirror-shaped
panels, 16 in. diameter 378 0 0

Vase, "_famille verte_," of nearly
cylindrical form, with crimson ground,
finely enamelled with branches of seeding
peonies, arabesque foliage and
dragons, and with pale green and
yellow lambrequin-shaped panels
round the borders containing formal
flowers, mounted with ormolu rim
and plinth, with Sphinx supports,
21½ in. high 600 0 0

Lantern, oviform egg-shell, with finely
stippled green ground, enamelled
with an audience and ladies on a
terrace, in "_famille verte_" in two
oblong panels on a groundwork
of flowers and butterflies 410 0 0

Bowl, enamelled with cranes in black
and white and waves in green on
yellow ground, 10 in. diameter; and
a dish, with cranes in black and
white on pale yellow ground, 11½ in.
diameter 79 16 0

Basins and stands, pair, small, enamelled
with peonies, and with pink
exteriors 71 8 0

Bowls and covers, pair, basket-pattern,
with panels of pierced honey-comb
pattern, enamelled with chrysanthemums 189 0 0

Dish, circular, open-work border enamelled
with vases and utensils on
coloured diaper ground, 9¼ in.
diameter 273 0 0

Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with
ladies and children by a stream, in
brown border with green trellis edge,
7¾ in diameter 78 15 0

Bowl, with branches of flowers in the
interior, and medallions of flowers
outside on an incised green and
white ground, 10¼ in. diameter 58 16 0

Jar, cylindrical, with pale green ground,
decorated with flying cranes in black
and white, 7 in. high 260 0 0

Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with
ladies in a landscape, carrying vases,
19 in. high 99 15 0

Vase, oviform, with marbled-green
ground, enamelled with peonies, a
tree, and birds, 19½ in. high 105 0 0

Dishes, pair, large, in the Imari taste,
enamelled with vases of flowers and
a fence in the centre, and with scroll-shaped
panels of flowers and birds
on the border on blue ground with
chrysanthemums in red and gold,
21 in. diameter 173 5 0

Vase, cylindrical, with pencilled blue
scale-pattern ground, enamelled
with lotos, begonias, and other
flowers in panels, in "_famille verte_,"
10¾ in. high 89 5 0

Dish, egg-shell, enamelled with a peacock
and peonies in the centre, four
panels of pink diaper ornament on
the border on blue ground, 7¾ in.
diameter 100 0 0

Saucer-dish, with ruby back enamelled
with a kakémono and flowers in the
centre and with pale blue marbled
border with blossom in white, 8 in.
diameter 115 10 0

Plates, pair, octagonal, enamelled with
flower-sprays in the centre and with
ruby panels on the border on blue
ground, enamelled with peonies,
7½ in. diameter 136 10 0

Bowls, pair, small white, with pierced
trellis-pattern sides, decorated with
small medallions of figures modelled
in high relief and gilt, 3¾ in.
high 60 0 0

Box and cover, "_famille verte_" square,
enamelled with a crane and emblems,
on green and yellow trellis-pattern
groundwork, 4 in. square 70 0 0

Cup, "_famille verte_," octagonal, on foot,
enamelled with chrysanthemums,
iris, and other flowers, and insects
in compartments, 4¾ in. high 54 12 0

Bowl, with dark green wave-pattern
ground, decorated inside and out
with horses, waves, shells, and
blossom reserved in white and
partly enamelled mauve, 8¼ in.
diameter 350 0 0

Bowl, with apple-green ground, decorated
with a flowering prunus-tree
reserved in white, heightened with
mauve enamel, 7¾ in. diameter 370 0 0

Saucer-dish, black ground, enamelled
with chrysanthemums, rocks, and
flowering prunus-tree, 7¾ in. diam. 145 0 0

Milk-jug and cover, curiously enamelled
with trumpeters, in colours on black
enamelled ground 40 0 0

Cups and saucers, pair of egg-shell,
similar 55 0 0

Basin, similar, 5½ in. diameter 50 0 0

Cups and saucers, pair, with black
ground, enamelled with prunus and
panels of flowers, in green, mauve
and buff, the interiors decorated
with sprays of flowers in red, blue,
and green 120 15 0

Jug and cover, barrel-shaped, with green
enamelled ground, entirely decorated
with formal flowers and
leafage reserved in white, mounted
with old English silver borders and
billet, 7 in. high 370 0 0

Vase, with yellow ground, enamelled
with a pheasant, peony, and rocks
in green and mauve, and with
palm-leaves round the neck, 10½ in.
high 900 0 0

Bottles, pair, with spherical bodies and
long cylindrical necks, entirely
enamelled with formal flowers and
foliage in "_famille verte_,"
8¾ in. high 450 0 0

Vases, pair, oviform coral-coloured,
entirely decorated with formal
flowers and arabesque foliage
reserved in white, 7¾ in. high 110 0 0

Bottle, gourd-shaped, of nearly similar
design, 12 in. high 300 0 0

Vase, oviform egg-shell, enamelled with
a lady seated at a table, and with
vases at the side, 8¼ in. high 180 0 0

Another, enamelled with Sages and
other figures in a mountainous
landscape, 8¼ in. high 70 0 0

Vases, pair, egg-shell, with turquoise
ground, enamelled with coast scenes
and figures in the European taste,
8¼ in. high 52 10 0

Bottle, pear-shaped, with black ground,
entirely decorated with formal
flowers and small scroll foliage
reserved in white, 16¾ in. high 651 0 0

Cistern, oval, enamelled with festoons of
flowers in the European taste, and
panels of figures in the interior, the
outside enamelled with pink and
green chequer-pattern, mounted on
Louis XVI. ormolu plinth, with
gadroon and riband border, 18 in.
wide 567 0 0

Bottle, of triple-gourd shape, enamelled
with bright green ground, decorated
with formal flowers and arabesque
foliage reserved in white, 11¼ in.
high 600 0 0

Lanterns, pair, egg-shell, of oviform
shape, finely enamelled with an
audience and figures on a terrace,
8¾ in. high 1,200 0 0

Bowls and covers, pair, enamelled with
vases of flowers, utensils and emblems
in colours, mounted with
Louis XVI. ormolu borders chased
with rosettes and ribands, lions'-mask
and ring handles, and lions'-claw
stands of the same, the covers
surmounted by cone ornaments,
15½ in. high 336 0 0

INDEX

A

Amida, 69

Animals, emblems in, 51, 299

Animals, fabulous, 51

Apple-green, 179, 272

Arita ware, 352

Armorial china, 48

Artemesia, 301

_Aubergine_, 106, 280

Awata ware, 361

Azalea, 302

B

Bamboo, 301

Bamboo drum, an emblem, 341

Banko ware, 377

Base, 17

Bat, 327, 329

Beaker, 17

Biscuit, 17, 209

Bizen ware, 367

Black-mirror, 106, 169

Black under green, 106, 216

_Blanc de chine_, 46, 137, 150

Blue, 107, 114, 160, 169, 183, 251

Blue and red, 125, 194

Blue and white, 107, 114, 137, 183

Blue, mazarine, 251

Blue, powdered, 115, 215, 243

Body or paste, 17

Borders, 220

Bottle, 17

Brown glaze, 161, 173

Buddha, 39

Buddhism, 39

Buddhist divinities, 68, 81

Burnt-in, 17

C

_Café-au-lait_, 173

Carp, 275

Celadon, 17, 33, 98, 107, 115, 124, 159, 166

_Chair de poule_, 152

Chakra, 255

Cheou or Chow, 61, 82, 151, 329

Chinese characters, plain, text and seal, 310, 314

Ching-hwa, 98, 101

Christians in China, 93, 98

Chrysanthemum, 302

_Clair-de-lune_, 113, 123, 162

Clobbered ware, 201

Coffee-colour glaze, 161

Colours, glazes, &c., 18, 155, 169, 213

Colours, order of discovery, 45

Colours, three, five, 18

Conch shell, 325

Confucianism, 37, 256

Copper-red, _vert de cuivre_, 46

Coral red ground, 113, 126, 259

Corean lion, 55, 85

Crackle, 163, 177

D

Date marks, 309, 314

Date marks, how to read, 311

Deer, 123, 299

Deer, _mille cerfs_, 123

Diapers, 129

Dog of Fô, Corean lion, 55, 85, 150, 355

Double circle or rings, 108

Dragons, 53, 263, 355

Dresden Collection, 347

Dynasties, early, 91, 97, 105

Dynasty, Ming, 95

Dynasty, Tsing, 103

E

East India Company, 287

Egg-shell, 18, 127, 232, 267, 268

Eight immortals, 78, 82, 339

Elizabeth, Queen, 100

Emblematic designs, 299, 325

Emblematic gestures, 69

Emblems in animals, 299

Emblems in birds, 86

Emblems in flowers, 300

Emblems in trees, 301

Enamel, 18, 33

Enamels, coloured, 141, 143, 213, 271

F

_Familles_ (Families)--
_Jaune_--Yellow, 47, 252
_Noire_--Black, 47, 106, 169, 216
_Rose_--Rose, 48, 111, 122, 127, 143, 243, 264
_Verte_--Green, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

_Feuille morte_, 155, 173

Fong Hoang, 56, 355

Fox, 300

Fenting, soft paste, 18, 31

Figures, 18

Fir or pine, 301

Fish, 326

Five-colour, 18, 78,

Flambé, 155, 165, 169

Flute-emblem, 341

Forgeries, 24, 126, 311

Forms, 18

Fungus, 303, 326

G

Gasnault, M., 149

Ginger jar, oviform vase, 193

Glaze, 18, 32

Glazes, self-colour, 33, 153

Glazes, simple, 153

Glazes, variegated, 155

Globber, 202

Gold, reds from, 116, 264

Gombron ware, 100

Gourd, 301

_Grand feu_, 18

Graviata, 18, 143

Green, delicate, 276

Green family--_Famille verte_, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

Green, Ming, 272

H

Hard paste, 29

Hare, 300, 326

Hawthorn pattern, 144, 192, 227, 301

Heen-fung, 144

Hirado ware, 353

History of porcelain, 89

Hizen ware, 352

Ho-Ho bird, 56, 354

Honorific marks, 312

Hundred antiques, 18

Hung-woo, 97, 100

Huth Collection, sale prices, 385

I

Imari ware, 142, 352

Imbe ware, 369

Imitations of Oriental porcelain, 293

Immortals, 78, 82, 339

Iron-red, _rouge de fer_, 116, 196, 215

J

Jacquemart, M., 149

Jade, 102, 161

Japanese marks, 362, 365, 381-383

Japanese porcelain and pottery, 351

Jesuits in China, 98

Joo-e-head decoration, 61, 136, 240, 247

Joo-e-head, symbol, 327

K

Kang-he, 103, 183, 214

Kaolin, 18, 32

Kea-king, 139

Kea-tsing, 102

Keen-lung, 119, 264

Kenzan ware, 372

Kiau, dragon, 263

Kiln, 18, 32, 47

King-te-chin, 92, 121, 144, 184

Kishu ware, 375

Korea, lion of, 55, 85

Kouan-ti, 73

Kutani ware, 370

Kwang-shiu, 144

Kwan-Yin, 58, 61, 62, 65, 150, 373

Kylin, 54, 85, 355

Kyoto ware, 360

L

Lange-Lysen, 190, 232

Lang-yao, 156, 275

Lao-tseu, 39, 58, 73, 77, 301, 339

Leaf mark, 326

Li, dragon, 195, 263

"Long Elizas," 191, 232

Longevity, god of, 151

Lotus, 255, 303, 326

Lowestoft, 202

Lung, dragon, 263

M

Magnolia, 304

Mandarin, 18, 129, 133, 283

Mandarin china, 136, 283

Marks--
Date, 314
Grass, 310
Hall, 321
How to read, 311, 317-319
Seal, 310, 315, 319
Text, 310

Mazarine blue, 169, 243, 251

Mice china, 18

_Mille cerfs_, 41, 123

_Mille fleurs_, 123

Ming, 61, 95, 214, 273, 312

Mirror black, 106, 161, 169

_Morte feuille_, 155, 173

Moulds, 18

Mudrâs, hand gestures, 69

Mythical deities, 61, 78, 82, 337

N

Nabeshima ware, 353

Naga, 18

Nankin blue, 183, 312

Neck, 19

Nien-hao, 92, 105, 107, 311

O

Ornaments, 19

Overglaze enamels, 18, 33, 143, 213, 271

Oviform, 231

Oxides, 165

P

Pa-Kwa, 112, 195, 329

Pa-sien or Pa-chen, 78, 82, 339

Paste or Body, 19

Peach, 301, 304, 327

Peach bloom or peach blow, 112, 170

Peach-tree, 301

Pearl, 325

Pekin ware, 19

Peony, 305

Pe-tun-tze, 19, 31

Pheasant, 86

Phœnix, 56

Pierced or reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Pierced patterns, 143, 209

Pin points, 19

Piu-hwo, Taoist god, 77

Poutai, 151

Powder or powdered blue, 115, 155, 215, 243, 246, 249

Prunus blossom, 192, 227, 301

Q

Queen Elizabeth, 100

Queen of heaven, Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66

R

Rabbit, 300

Red, 48, 161, 173

Red, underglaze with blue, 126, 194

Religion and Mythology, 35

Reserves or compartments, 115, 220

Reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Rice bowls, 142

Rose, 116, 264

Rose family--_Famille rose_, 48, 111, 116, 122, 264

_Rouge de fer_, iron red, 116, 196, 215, 231, 259, 261

Ruby-backed plates, 116, 127, 267

Ruby-backed plates, sale prices, 127

S

Sale Prices--Huth Collection, 387

" " Japanese, 364

Sanda Ware, 379

_Sang de bœuf_, 113, 124, 156

Satsuma ware, 357

Seal, 310, 316, 319

Seven borders, 129

Sheba ware, 379

Shell, conch, 325

Show, or Cheou, 61, 82, 151, 329

Single or self-colour glazes, 153, 161

Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66, 301

Slip, 19

Soft paste, Fenting, 18, 31

Soma ware, 378

Splashed, tiger, 166

Statuettes, 18, 343

Stork, 300, 327

Suen-tih, 97, 99, 159

Sung dynasty, 92, 161, 179

Swastika, 136, 256, 279, 326

Symbolical marks, 325, 384

Symbols or emblems, 299, 325, 327

T

Taoism, 38

Taoist immortals, 76, 78, 82, 339

Taou-kwang, 142

Tests, 191, 371

Three-colour, 18, 106

Tiger splashed, 167

Tortoise, 300

Transfer printing, 137

Truité, 179

Tsing dynasty, 103

Tung-che, 144

U

Under-glaze blue, 107, 114, 183

Under-glaze red, 126

Unicorn, or kylin, 54, 85

V

Vases, 19

Vitreous enamels, 18

W

Wan Chong, 70

Wan leih, 18, 106

Warham, Archbishop, 98

Wen-tchang, God of Wisdom, 74

White, 45, 147

Willow pattern, 19

Y

Yang and Yin, 113, 329

Yao-pien, 19, 165

Yeiraku ware, 372

Yellow Family--_Famille jaune_, 47, 252

Yellow glaze, 160, 173

Yulan, 247

Yung-ching, 109

Yung-lo, 18, 98, 101

UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON

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Transcriber's Notes

1. Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.

2. In this file, underscores have been used to represent _italic text_ and equal signs for =bold text=.

3. Illustration Table page number 79/97 has been corrected, incorrect in book.

4. Where the description of an image precedes the image, it has been moved to AFTER the image, so as to avoid confusion.

End of Project Gutenberg's Chats on Oriental China, by J. F. Blacker