The keramic gallery : containing several hundred illustrations of rare, curious and choice examples of pottery and porcelain from the earliest times to the beginning of the present century (1872)
Chaffers, William, 1811-1892, author · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 150
ither stamped in the ware or stencilled in red, instead of the inscrip- tions in regular characters (kiai) which we have just described. These signs, composed of rectangular lines, are better adapted for seals or stamps, the lines of the ordinary characters being lengthened and made angular instead… … Tai Kien Nien i 736-i 795- 6 2 4 Thsing Long Tchy Various other inscriptions are found upon vases, as “ The house of humanity and concord ;” “ Porcelain of the palace ;” “ Ou, the old man who lives in solitude “ Riches, high rank, and an eternal spring ;” “ A fine vase for the use of rich and noble…
Pottery · Porcelain
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