Excerpt from Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains Formed by George R. Davies, Esq. I 3. A deep plate of fine white porcelain, decorated with the large figure of a dragon from which issue flames symbolizing power. Round the rim is a deep border having formal Chrysanthemums and fungus on a seeded green background, these intersected with six reserves containing sacred emblems. All in rich famille-verte colourings. Mark, seal character in double circle. Kong-he period. Diameter 141 inches.14. Pair of plates with fl ...
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Excerpt from Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains Formed by George R. Davies, Esq. I 3. A deep plate of fine white porcelain, decorated with the large figure of a dragon from which issue flames symbolizing power. Round the rim is a deep border having formal Chrysanthemums and fungus on a seeded green background, these intersected with six reserves containing sacred emblems. All in rich famille-verte colourings. Mark, seal character in double circle. Kong-he period. Diameter 141 inches.14. Pair of plates with flanged rims, decorated on fine white porcelain with two large figures of quails; at the side are flowering Chrysanthemum and peony trees in fine rose-verte colourings, surrounded by a band of geometrical design in yellow with black lines. On the rim are flowering branches of bamboo tree in relief having a border of marbled design with formal flowers, etc. In rose - verte colours on fine white porcelain. Yang-going period. Diameter I 55 inches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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