Note 317 — Chapter X · K’ANG HSI POLYCHROME PORCELAINS

These seals are usually difficult to decipher, and the one in question might be read shui shih chü (water and rock dwelling). This would be a matter of small importance did not the signature read by Bushell as wan shih chü occur in the Pierpont Morgan Collection. Other instances in the same collection are chu chü (bamboo retreat), shih chü (rock retreat), and chu shih chü (red rock retreat). The signature chu chü also occurs on a dish in the Dresden collection.