. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . tsome of this blue dates back to the Ming dynasty. The color wasmostly painted under the glaze. This luminous blue is nothing like the turquoise, which also theChinese carried to great perfection. The turquoise was produced fromcopper, the celestial from cobalt. 18 194 POTTERY AXD PORCELAIN. The pieces Figs. 107, 108, and 100 are excellent examples of thecelestial Mae. Fig. 107 is a large vase of Mrs. Burlingames, and hasthe stately palm whieli is much used in this color. The vase is someeighteen inches hig
. Pottery and porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 . tsome of this blue dates back to the Ming dynasty. The color wasmostly painted under the glaze. This luminous blue is nothing like the turquoise, which also theChinese carried to great perfection. The turquoise was produced fromcopper, the celestial from cobalt. 18 194 POTTERY AXD PORCELAIN. The pieces Figs. 107, 108, and 100 are excellent examples of thecelestial Mae. Fig. 107 is a large vase of Mrs. Burlingames, and hasthe stately palm whieli is much used in this color. The vase is someeighteen inches high. Fig. 108 is a delicately-formed teapot, withexquisite glaze and paste, the blue showing in the reserves and alongthe handle and spout. It was given to the writer by a gentleman inHolland. Fig. 109 is a most dainty bit, a small snuff-bottle. Thereare some few others in this country—two of them, mounted in silver,belong to Mr. Schlesinger, of Boston. The Art-Museum of Boston has now two exquisite pots of turquoiseblue, bought at the sale of Mr. Heards collection for some six hun-. Fio. \\\.—Incense-Pot, from Mr. Averifa Collection. dred dollars. We picture one of these to show the form, and thedragon which finishes the top (Fig. 110). The dragon is in dark red,the pot in turquoise blue ; but this blue has another and a rare qual-ity : it is covered all over with delicate spots or dots of the same color,what is called souffle—this is said to l)e i)roduced by blowing thecolor thrcjugh a tine screen or gauze on to the clay. The sfa-greens {celadonti) are among the rarest Chinese colors, andsome pieces are thought to be among the oldest—dating back possiblyone thousiind years. The violets and crimsons are also rare and beautiful ; they arealmost always ajjplied to vases and bottles; and are often flamed,splashed, or clouded. CHINESE COLORS. 105 The imperial yellow, some pieces of whicli are in the Green Yaiiltsat Dresden, was never sold; it was made only for the royal fami
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