ANTIQUE PORCELAIN from the Chinese art exhibition at the Museum. No. 273 is a four-sided water pot and lid, decorated with birds and plants in enamel colours. No. 268 is a beautiful round bowl with the Feng Huang, or Phoenix, among poppies and rocks. No. 270, a square box, carries on its sides a roll of poems, a parcel of books, a rolled picture, and a deck screen, signifying its fitness for a scholar. No. 265 is a wine pot in the form of a peach, emblematic of longevity. All these pieces are of the reign of K’ang Hsi (A.D. 1662-1722).
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Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 7
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101ANTIQUE PORCELAIN from the Chinese art exhibition at the Museum. No. 273 is a four-sided water pot and lid, decorated with birds and plants in enamel colours. No. 268 is a beautiful round bowl with the Feng Huang, or Phoenix, among poppies and rocks. No. 270, a square box, carries on its sides a roll of poems, a parcel of books, a rolled picture, and a deck screen, signifying its fitness for a scholar. No. 265 is a wine pot in the form of a peach, emblematic of longevity. All these pieces are of the reign of K’ang Hsi (A.D. 1662-1722). Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 7
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