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PETERSON’S MAGAZINE.

Vol. XXXVI.

CHINESE BY

PORCELAIN..

JAMES

H.

Evsav lady loves ﬁne china. Whether it is i Dresden, Sevres, or ancient Chinese porcelain, it is all the same. Some, indeed, prefer one ‘ variety, and some another: our grandmothers adored the Chinese ware; our wives worship; Sevres; but all alike had, and have, a truer womanly passion for this costly and exquisite; article. This being the case, a. short account of l

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turies later. At present, the porcelain of China is very inferior to what it was; the grotesque ﬁguring is there, it is true; but the marvelous coloring, which distinguishes the ancient vases, __ in "I-I-1-! 4' '

Chinese porcelain, illustrated with engravings of some of the most beautiful specimens, cannot; but be interesting. We shall follow it up with Ir /I prI IM‘J/IM other articles on Dresden, Sevres, and Wedge

Wood; and perhaps with a ﬁnal one on the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Etruscan pottery. Reliable Chinese authorities place the dis covery of porcelain about one hundred and ﬁfty years before the Christian era. The art, how

ever, did not attain perfection till seVeral cen

Porcelain Vase Enameled with Animals and Plants.

is absent.

Pilgrim-Shaped Bottle Enameled with Butterﬂies. Von. XXXVI.—22

Hence, even in China, old porcelain

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_| is sought for with the greatest avidity, and such high prices paid for it that very little reaches Europe or America 885