Fig. 3.--Bowl, steatitic porcelain. Immortals on a log raft. K’ang Hsi period. _British Museum._ 94. PORCELAIN DECORATED IN ENAMELS ON THE BISCUIT 142 Fig. 1.--Ewer in form of the character _Shou_ (Longevity); blue and white panel with figure designs. Early K’ang Hsi period. _Salting Collection._ Fig. 2.--Ink Palette, dated 31st year of K’ang Hsi (1692 A.D.). _British Museum._ 95. TWO EXAMPLES OF PORCELAIN, PAINTED WITH COLOURED ENAMELS ON THE BISCUIT, THE DETAILS OF THE DESIGNS BEING FIRST TRACED IN BROWN. K’ANG HSI PERIOD (1662–1722) (_Colour_) 150 Fig. 1.--One of a pair of Buddhistic Lions, sometimes called Dogs of Fo. This is apparently the lioness, with her cub: the lion has a ball of brocade under his paw. On the head is the character _wang_ (prince), which is more usual on the tiger of Chinese art. _S. E. Kennedy Collection._ Fig. 2.--Bottle-shaped Vase and Stand moulded in bamboo pattern and decorated with floral brocade designs and diapers. _Cope Bequest, V. & A. Museum._ 96. VASE OF BALUSTER FORM PAINTED IN COLOURED ENAMELS ON THE BISCUIT (_Colour_) 154 The design, which is outlined in brown, consists of a beautifully drawn prunus (_mei hua_) tree in blossom and hovering birds, besides a rockery and smaller plants of bamboo, etc., set in a ground of mottled green. Ch’êng Hua mark, but K’ang Hsi period (1662–1722). _British Museum._ 97. SQUARE VASE (_Colour_) 156 With pendulous body and high neck slightly expanding towards the top: two handles in the form of archaic lizard-like dragons (_chih lung_), and a pyramidal base. Porcelain painted with coloured enamels on the biscuit, with scenes representing Immortals on a log raft approaching Mount P’eng-lai in the Taoist Paradise. K’ang Hsi period (1662–1722). _British Museum._ 98. K’ANG HSI PORCELAIN WITH ON-BISCUIT DECORATION. _Dresden Collection_ 160 Fig. 1.--Teapot in form of a lotus seed-pod, enamels on the biscuit. Fig. 2.--Hanging Perfume Vase, reticulated, enamels on the biscuit. Fig. 3.--Ornament in form of a Junk, transparent _san ts’ai_ glazes. 99. K’ANG HSI PORCELAIN WITH ON-BISCUIT DECORATION 160 Fig. 1.--Ewer with black enamel ground, lion handle. _Cope Bequest, V. & A. Museum._