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 under the glaze constantly occurred side by side with blue. Appended is Dr. Bushell's translation of such portions of the list as have reference to this branch of the subject, including in the category specimens decorated with blue alone, or blue in combination with red, or red alone:—

LIST OF PORCELAINS DECORATED WITH BLUE, OR RED, OR BLUE AND RED, SOUS COUVERTE, REQUISITIONED< FOR THE PALACE DURING THE ERA OF WAN LI (1573—1619).

Bowls decorated outside with lotus flowers, dragons and phœnixes in clouds, with interlacing sprays of Indian lotus and fairy flowers; inside with dragon medallions, a dragon band interrupted by the eight Buddhist emblems; on the border clouds with crested waves and sceptres, fragrant flowers, scroll waves, and plum blossom.

Bowls decorated outside with dragons and clouds, lotus flowers, fish, boys playing, the seal characters fu, shou, kang, ning, arabesques, sea monsters and lions playing with embroidered balls; inside with cranes and clouds, a single spray of lotus, lilies, sceptres and clouds; with the inscription Ta-Ming Wan-li nien chih.

Bowls, with, outside, dragon medallions, phœnixes, the eight precious symbols on brocaded ground, sea-waves, fu, lu, shou, the gods of happiness, rank, and longevity, and branching fungus; inside, a pair of dragons upholding longevity characters, jasmine flowers, and coloured phœnixes flying through the flowers of the four seasons.

Bowls with, outside, a pair of dragons, the eight immortals crossing the sea, boxes of the flowers of the four seasons; inside, full-faced dragons with seal longevity characters, a border of sceptres and hibiscus flowers, bamboo leaves and branching fungus.

Dishes with, outside, cloud dragons and phœnixes flying through flowers, interlacing sprays of fairy flowers, the fir,