76. BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN. Sixteenth Century 64 Fig. 1.--Vase with monster handles, archaic dragons. _Halsey Collection._ Fig. 2.--Hexagonal Bottle, white in blue designs. Mark, a hare. _Alexander Collection._ Fig. 3.--Bottle with “garlic mouth,” stork and lotus scrolls, white in blue. _Salting Collection._ Fig. 4.--Vase (_mei p’ing_), Imperial dragon and scrolls. Wan Li mark on the shoulder. _Coltart Collection._ 77. TWO EXAMPLES OF MING BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (_Colour_) 72 Fig. 1.--Ewer of thin, crisp porcelain with foliate mouth and rustic spout with leaf attachments. Panels of figure subjects and landscapes on the body: “rat and vine” pattern on the neck and a band of hexagon diaper enclosing a cash symbol. Latter half of the sixteenth century. Fig. 2.--Octagonal Stand, perhaps for artist’s colours. On the sides are scenes from the life of a sage. Borders of _ju-i_ pattern and gadroons. On the top are lions sporting with brocade balls. Painted in deep Mohammedan blue. Mark of the Chia Ching period (1522–1566). 78. PORCELAIN WITH PIERCED (_LING LUNG_) DESIGNS AND BISCUIT RELIEFS. Late Ming 74 Fig. 1.--Bowl with Eight Immortals and pierced swastika fret. _S. E. Kennedy Collection._ Fig. 2.--Bowl with blue phœnix medallions, pierced trellis work and characters. Wan Li mark. _Hippisley Collection._ Fig. 3.--Covered Bowl with blue and white landscapes and biscuit reliefs of Eight Immortals. _Grandidier Collection._ 79. WAN LI POLYCHROME PORCELAIN 80 Fig. 1.--Vase (_mei p’ing_) with engraved design, green in a yellow ground, Imperial dragons in clouds, rocks and wave border. Wan Li mark. _British Museum._ Fig. 2.--Bottle with pierced casing, phœnix design, etc., painted in underglaze blue and enamels; cloisonné enamel neck. _Eumorfopoulos Collection._ Fig. 3.--Covered Jar, plum blossoms and symbols in a wave pattern ground, coloured enamels in an aubergine background. _British Museum._ 80. COVERED JAR OR POTICHE (_Colour_) 84 Painted in iron red and green enamels, with a family scene in a garden, and brocade borders of _ju-i_ pattern, peony scrolls, etc. Sixteenth century. _Salting Collection, V. & A. Museum._ 81. BEAKER-SHAPED VASE OF BRONZE FORM (_Colour_) 88