in the Ch´ing–chou Fu are noticed[436] as follows: "The inhabitants have inherited from their ancestors the art of making good pottery. The usual wares are cisterns (kang), jars (ying), cauldrons (fu), and such–like pottery (fou), made without flaw. The profit to the people is not less than that made at Ching–tê Chên on the right bank of the Yangtze." Yen–shên Chên is quite close to Po–shan Hsien, and no doubt the industry at the two places is intimately connected. The latter, which is noted to this day for its manufactures of pottery and glass, has already been mentioned[437] more than once.
Plate 55.—Ming Pottery with dull san ts´ai glazes.
Fig. 1.—Wine Jar with pierced outer casing, horsemen and attendants, rocky background. Fifteenth century. Total height 19 1/2 inches. Eumorfopoulos Collection. Fig. 2.—Tripod Incense Vase, dragons and peony designs and a panel of horsemen. Dated 1529 A. D. Height 22 inches. Messel Collection.
Plate 56.—Miscellaneous Pottery.
Fig. 1—Jar with dull green glaze and formal lotus scroll in relief touched with yellow and brown glazes. About 1600. Height 12 inches. Guff Collection. Fig. 2—Beaker of bronze form, soft whitish body and dull green glaze. (?) Seventeenth century. Height 16 1/2 inches. Eumorfopoulos Collection. Fig. 3.—vase of light buff ware with dull black dressing, vine reliefs. Mark, Nan hsiang t´ang (see p. [219]). Eighteenth century. Height 11 1/2 inches. Eumorfopoulos Collection.
At Yi–chên