But to return to the subject of this chapter, the actual European shapes found in Chinese porcelain can be dismissed in a few words. There are a few figures, such as the well known pair reputed to represent Louis XIV. and his queen. These are of K’ang Hsi type, and decorated with enamels on the biscuit. And there are numerous groups or single figures of the same period in the white Fukien porcelain, discussed on p. 111. A few vase forms, copied apparently from Italian wares and belonging to a slightly later date, and a curious pedestal in the British Museum, modelled in the form of a tree trunk with two Cupids in full relief near the top, are purely Western.[460] Needless to say, the bulk of the useful ware, being intended for European consumption, was made after European models, which speak for themselves. Much might be written on the painted designs of this class if space permitted, but we must be content with citing a few typical instances, most of which may be seen in the Franks Collection. To the K’ang Hsi period belong some curious imitations of Dutch Delft, in which even the potter’s marks are copied, the designs having been, oddly enough, borrowed in the first instance from Oriental wares by the Dutch potters. There are the so-called “Keyser cups,” tall, covered cups with saucers, painted in blue with kneeling figures surrounding a king and queen, who probably represent St. Louis of France and his consort; and in the border is the inscription, L’EMPIRE DE LA VERTU EST ESTABI JUSQ’AU BOUT DE L’UNERS. Another cup has a design of a ship and a syren, with legend, GARDES VOUS DE LA SYRENE; and there are small plates with the siege of Rotterdam[461] copied in blue from a Dutch engraving. [Illustration: PLATE 130 Vase with pear-shaped body and wide mouth; tubular handles. Porcelain with delicate _clair de lune_ glaze recalling the pale blue tint of some of the finer Sung celadons. About 1800 Height 7¾ inches. _British Museum_.]