. A residence among the Chinese: inland, on the coast, and at sea. Being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a third visit to China, from 1853 to 1856. Oviform Bottle of raic lurquuisj colour. Gourd-shaped Bottle of yellowishstone-colour Crackle. one small vase of this kind, and it is now in mycollection. Of other ancient porcelain (not crackle) prizedby the Chinese, I may mention the specimens(generally vases) with a white ground, enamelledwith figures of various colours, as green, black,and yellow. It is a curious fact that the attemptsmade at the present day by porcelain manufac-tur
. A residence among the Chinese: inland, on the coast, and at sea. Being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a third visit to China, from 1853 to 1856. Oviform Bottle of raic lurquuisj colour. Gourd-shaped Bottle of yellowishstone-colour Crackle. one small vase of this kind, and it is now in mycollection. Of other ancient porcelain (not crackle) prizedby the Chinese, I may mention the specimens(generally vases) with a white ground, enamelledwith figures of various colours, as green, black,and yellow. It is a curious fact that the attemptsmade at the present day by porcelain manufac-turers to fix such colours invariably fail. 86 ANCIENT PINAMELS. Chap. V. The self-coloured specimens, such as pure whites,creams, crimsons, reds, blues, greens, and violets,are very fine, and much prized by Chinese col-lectors. Some exquisite bits of colouring amongstthis class may be met with sometimes in theircabinets, and also in old curiosity shops. I pur-chased a vase in Canton about fourteen incheshigh, coloured with the richest red I had everseen. I doubt much if all the art of Europe couldproduce such a sjDCcimen in the present day, and,strange th
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