Note 198 — Chapter VII

The Memoir of Chiang (see p. 159), written in the Yüan dynasty, says that the "pure white ware of Ching–tê Chên in the Sung dynasty, when compared with the red porcelain (hung tz´ŭ) of Chên–ting and the Lung–ch´üan green ware, emulated these in beauty." Chên–ting is the Chên–ting Fu, the prefectural town of Ting Chou, and the ware indicated is no doubt Ting ware; but here the comparison clearly seems to be between white wares, and unless the word hung (red) applies to some variety of the Ting biscuit as distinct from the glaze, it is difficult to understand.