Bethnal Green Branch Museum. Catalogue of a Collection of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery Lent [And Described] by A.W .Franks (Paperback)

Dieses historische Buch kann zahlreiche Tippfehler und fehlende Textpassagen aufweisen. Kaufer konnen in der Regel eine kostenlose eingescannte Kopie des originalen Buches vom Verleger herunterladen (ohne Tippfehler). Ohne Indizes. Nicht dargestellt. 1878 edition. Auszug: ... grean and brown glaze, the handle in the form of a mouse. L. 6 in. 724. Bottlk-shapkd Vase. Chinese porcelain, covered with a dark speckled green glaze, imitating bronze. H. 6 in. 725. Quadrangular Vase, with loops for suspension. Chinese porcelain, covered with a dull green glaze, resembling patinated bronze. Mark, stamped in the seal character, of the period Kea-king, 1796-1821. H. 11 in. PI. III. 28. 726. Sent from Pekin as a specimen of the colour known as Cha-yay-moh yeou, or ground tea-leaf colour. A sumptuary law restricts the use of this colour to the Emperor, to evade which collectors surround specimens with wire, to make them appear hroken, and therefore, according to Chinese notions, worthless. See Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1877, p. 230. Bottle-shape o Vase, with wide mouth. Chinese porcelain, covered with a slightly mottled olive green glaze, imitating bronze. H. A in. 727. Basin. Chinese porcelain, covered with a pale coffee-coloured glaze; outside, engraved in the paste, two dragons and the sacred pearl. Mark of the period Ching-hwa, 1465-1488. (3.3.) Diam. 7 in. PI. I. 6. 728. Two Saucer Dishes. Chinese porcelain, covered with a coffeecoloured glaze, over which are designs outlined in silver, being in the centre a formal flower, beyond which two vases with flowers; outside two similar designs. Diam. 8 in. 729. These may perhaps be Japanese. Girdle Hook. Chinese porcelain, covered with a bluish-green glaze, in imitation of green jade; it terminates in a lion's head, and is ornamented with a dragon in high relief. L. 3 in. 730. Section C.--Glazes Of Several Colours. Cylindrical Vase. Chiuese porcelain, covered with a very pale celadon glaze; on it two fishes in...