INDEX

A

Amida, 69

Animals, emblems in, 51, 299

Animals, fabulous, 51

Apple-green, 179, 272

Arita ware, 352

Armorial china, 48

Artemesia, 301

Aubergine, 106, 280

Awata ware, 361

Azalea, 302

B

Bamboo, 301

Bamboo drum, an emblem, 341

Banko ware, 377

Base, 17

Bat, 327, 329

Beaker, 17

Biscuit, 17, 209

Bizen ware, 367

Black-mirror, 106, 169

Black under green, 106, 216

Blanc de chine, 46, 137, 150

Blue, 107, 114, 160, 169, 183, 251

Blue and red, 125, 194

Blue and white, 107, 114, 137, 183

Blue, mazarine, 251

Blue, powdered, 115, 215, 243

Body or paste, 17

Borders, 220

Bottle, 17

Brown glaze, 161, 173

Buddha, 39

Buddhism, 39

Buddhist divinities, 68, 81

Burnt-in, 17

C

Café-au-lait, 173

Carp, 275

Celadon, 17, 33, 98, 107, 115, 124, 159, 166

Chair de poule, 152

Chakra, 255

Cheou or Chow, 61, 82, 151, 329

Chinese characters, plain, text and seal, 310, 314

Ching-hwa, 98, 101

Christians in China, 93, 98

Chrysanthemum, 302

Clair-de-lune, 113, 123, 162

Clobbered ware, 201

Coffee-colour glaze, 161

Colours, glazes, &c., 18, 155, 169, 213

Colours, order of discovery, 45

Colours, three, five, 18

Conch shell, 325

Confucianism, 37, 256

Copper-red, vert de cuivre, 46

Coral red ground, 113, 126, 259

Corean lion, 55, 85

Crackle, 163, 177

D

Date marks, 309, 314

Date marks, how to read, 311

Deer, 123, 299

Deer, mille cerfs, 123

Diapers, 129

Dog of Fô, Corean lion, 55, 85, 150, 355

Double circle or rings, 108

Dragons, 53, 263, 355

Dresden Collection, 347

Dynasties, early, 91, 97, 105

Dynasty, Ming, 95

Dynasty, Tsing, 103

E

East India Company, 287

Egg-shell, 18, 127, 232, 267, 268

Eight immortals, 78, 82, 339

Elizabeth, Queen, 100

Emblematic designs, 299, 325

Emblematic gestures, 69

Emblems in animals, 299

Emblems in birds, 86

Emblems in flowers, 301

Emblems in trees, 300

Enamel, 18, 33

Enamels, coloured, 141, 143, 213, 271

F

Familles (Families)— Jaune—Yellow, 47, 252 Noire—Black, 47, 106, 169, 216 Rose—Rose, 48, 111, 122, 127, 143, 243, 264 Verte—Green, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

Feuille morte, 155, 173

Fong Hoang, 56, 355

Fox, 300

Fenting, soft paste, 18, 31

Figures, 18

Fir or pine, 301

Fish, 326

Five-colour, 18, 78

Flambé, 155, 165, 169

Flute-emblem, 341

Forgeries, 24, 126, 311

Forms, 18

Fungus, 303, 326

G

Gasnault, M., 149

Ginger jar, oviform vase, 193

Glaze, 18, 32

Glazes, self-colour, 33, 153

Glazes, simple, 153

Glazes, variegated, 155

Globber, 202

Gold, reds from, 116, 264

Gombron ware, 100

Gourd, 301

Grand feu, 18

Graviata, 18, 143

Green, delicate, 276

Green family—Famille verte, 47, 106, 116, 143, 228

Green, Ming, 272

H

Hard paste, 29

Hare, 300, 326

Hawthorn pattern, 144, 192, 227, 301

Heen-fung, 144

Hirado ware, 353

History of porcelain, 89

Hizen ware, 352

Ho-Ho bird, 56, 354

Honorific marks, 312

Hundred antiques, 18

Hung-woo, 97, 100

Huth Collection, sale prices, 385

I

Imari ware, 142, 352

Imbe ware, 369

Imitations of Oriental porcelain, 293

Immortals, 78, 82, 339

Iron-red, rouge de fer, 116, 196, 215

J

Jacquemart, M., 149

Jade, 102, 161

Japanese marks, 362, 365, 381-383

Japanese porcelain and pottery, 351

Jesuits in China, 98

Joo-e-head decoration, 61, 136, 240, 247

Joo-e-head, symbol, 327

K

Kang-he, 103, 183, 214

Kaolin, 18, 32

Kea-king, 139

Kea-tsing, 102

Keen-lung, 119, 264

Kenzan ware, 372

Kiau, dragon, 263

Kiln, 18, 32, 47

King-te-chin, 92, 121, 144, 184

Kishu ware, 375

Korea, lion of, 55, 85

Kouan-ti, 73

Kutani ware, 370

Kwang-shiu, 144

Kwan-Yin, 58, 61, 62, 65, 150, 373

Kylin, 54, 85, 355

Kyoto ware, 360

L

Lange-Lysen, 190, 232

Lang-yao, 156, 275

Lao-tseu, 39, 58, 73, 77, 301, 339

Leaf mark, 326

Li, dragon, 195, 263

"Long Elizas," 191, 232

Longevity, god of, 151

Lotus, 255, 303, 326

Lowestoft, 202

Lung, dragon, 263

M

Magnolia, 304

Mandarin, 18, 129, 133, 283

Mandarin china, 136, 283

Marks— Date, 314 Grass, 310 Hall, 321 How to read, 311, 317 Seal, 310, 315, 319 Text, 310

Mazarine blue, 169, 243, 251

Mice china, 18

Mille cerfs, 41, 123

Mille fleurs, 123

Ming, 61, 95, 214, 273, 312

Mirror black, 106, 161, 169

Morte feuille, 155, 173

Moulds, 18

Mudrâs, hand gestures, 69

Mythical deities, 61, 78, 82, 337

N

Nabeshima ware, 353

Naga, 18

Nankin blue, 183, 312

Neck, 19

Nien-hao, 92, 105, 107, 311

O

Ornaments, 19

Overglaze enamels, 18, 33, 143, 213, 271

Oviform, 231

Oxides, 165

P

Pa-Kwa, 112, 195, 329

Pa-sien or Pa-chen, 78, 82, 339

Paste or Body, 19

Peach, 301, 304, 327

Peach bloom or peach blow, 112, 170

Peach-tree, 301

Pearl, 325

Pekin ware, 19

Peony, 305

Pe-tun-tze, 19, 31

Pheasant, 86

Phœnix, 56

Pierced or reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Pierced patterns, 143, 209

Pin points, 19

Piu-hwo, Taoist god, 77

Poutai, 151

Powder or powdered blue, 115, 155, 215, 243, 246, 249

Prunus blossom, 192, 227, 301

Q

Queen Elizabeth, 100

Queen of heaven, Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66

R

Rabbit, 300

Red, 48, 161, 173

Red, underglaze with blue, 126, 194

Religion and Mythology, 35

Reserves or compartments, 115, 220

Reticulated porcelain, 152, 205, 207

Rice bowls, 142

Rose, 116, 264

Rose family—Famille rose, 48, 111, 116, 122, 264

Rouge de fer, iron red, 116, 196, 215, 231, 259, 261

Ruby-backed plates, 116, 127, 267

Ruby-backed plates, sale prices, 127

S

Sale Prices—Huth Collection, 387

Sale Prices—Japanese, 364

Sanda Ware, 379

Sang de bœuf, 113, 124, 156

Satsuma ware, 357

Seal, 310, 316, 319

Seven borders, 129

Sheba ware, 379

Shell, conch, 325

Show, or Cheou, 61, 82, 151, 329

Single or self-colour glazes, 153, 161

Si-Wang-Mu, 57, 66, 301

Slip, 19

Soft paste, Fenting, 18, 31

Soma ware, 378

Splashed, tiger, 166

Statuettes, 18, 343

Stork, 300, 327

Suen-tih, 97, 99, 159

Sung dynasty, 92, 161, 179

Swastika, 136, 256, 279, 326

Symbolical marks, 325, 384

Symbols or emblems, 299, 325, 327

T

Taoism, 38

Taoist immortals, 76, 78, 82, 339

Taou-kwang, 142

Tests, 191, 371

Three-colour, 18, 106

Tiger splashed, 167

Tortoise, 300

Transfer printing, 137

Truité, 179

Tsing dynasty, 103

Tung-che, 144

U

Under-glaze blue, 107, 114, 183

Under-glaze red, 126

Unicorn, or kylin, 54, 85

V

Vases, 19

Vitreous enamels, 18

W

Wan Chong, 70

Wan leih, 18, 106

Warham, Archbishop, 98

Wen-tchang, God of Wisdom, 74

White, 45, 147

Willow pattern, 19

Y

Yang and Yin, 113, 329

Yao-pien, 19, 165

Yeiraku ware, 372

Yellow Family—Famille jaune, 47, 252

Yellow glaze, 160, 173

Yulan, 247

Yung-ching, 109

Yung-lo, 18, 98, 101

UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON

Transcriber's Notes:

1. Illustration Table page number 79/97 has been corrected, incorrect in book.

2. Where the description of an image precedes the image, it has been moved to AFTER the image, so as to avoid confusion.