It is, of course, possible that some of these represent the coarser makes of the T´ang, Têng, and Yao districts (see p. 55), and that the attribution of the Bushell vase by Liu Yen-t´ing may refer to a lower quality of Ju yao which included these wares, or may be even the wares made at Ju Chou before or after its period of Imperial patronage.[112] My own conception of the Ju yao is most nearly realised by the lovely but sadly damaged bowl in the Alexander Collection lately in the Loan Court at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Its peculiar form is difficult to reproduce by photographic means, but Fig. 1 of Plate 16 gives a fair idea of it. The colour is precisely that of the most beautiful bluish green Corean bowls, but the usual Corean finish and the sand marks on the base are absent, and the glaze is broken by a large, irregular crackle. Surely this cannot be far removed from the "secret colour" of the Yüeh ware and the _fên ch´ing_ of the Ju? [Illustration: PLATE 16. Sung Wares Fig. 1.--Bowl with six-lobed sides; thin porcellanous ware, burnt brown at the foot-rim, with bluish green celadon glaze irregularly crackled. _Alexander Collection._ Diameter 9½ inches. Fig. 2.--Tripod Incense Burner. White porcelain, burnt pale red under the feet. P Lung-ch´üan celadon ware. This kind of celadon is known as _kinuta. seiji_ in Japan, where it is highly prized. _Eumorfopoulos Collection._ Height 4⅛ inches. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 ] Another specimen of reputed Ju ware is an exquisite peach-shaped brush-washer or cup in the Eumorfopoulos Collection (Plate 15, Fig. 1). It has a dark-coloured body and a beautiful smooth glaze of pale greenish grey tint, and whatever its origin, it is certainly a refined and beautiful example of the potter's art. _Kuan yao_ [Chinese]