[194] A collection of these is in the British Museum, and they include many types of late Ming export porcelains.

[195] Cat. B. F. A., K 37.

[196] A jar with vertical bands of ornament in a misty underglaze red of pale tint in the Eumorfopoulos collection probably belongs to this period. Though technically unsuccessful, the general effect of the bold red-painted design is most attractive.

[197] See vol. i., p. [218].

[198] Cat., J 16.

[199] There is a whole case full of them in the celebrated Dresden collection, a fact which is strongly in favour of a K’ang Hsi origin for the group.

[200] Eight Precious Things. See p. [299].

[201] See vol. i., p. [219].

[202] The fact that the enamellers’ shops at Ching-tê Chên to this day are known as hung tien (red shops) points to the predominance of this red family in the early history of enamelled decorations.

[203] See p. [67].