XXIII. JAPANESE, Kakiyemon ware. _Circa_ 1650. British Museum. (1) Saucer or plate with scalloped edge (diam. 9¾ in.). Prunus springing from straw hedge, Chinese boy and tigers. Enamels--green, yellow, iron-red and blue, all over glaze. (2) Four-sided bottle (H. 8¾ in.). Formally treated flowers in iron-red, green and blue, all over glaze. (3) Octagonal saucer (diam. 5¾ in.). Decoration of quails and flowers in iron-red, green and gold over glaze, with cobalt blue under glaze. .....(_To face p. 184._) XXIV. (1) CHINESE. Covered bowl (H. 8 in.). Floral rosette with fourteen lobes in imitation of the Japanese _kiku-mon_. Iron-red, green and gold over glaze with deep cobalt blue under glaze. Early eighteenth century; made at King-te-chen in imitation of the contemporary Imari ware. Salting collection. (2) JAPANESE, Imari ware. Bowl with scalloped edge (diam. 9 in.). Chrysanthemum flowers in low relief; iron-red, green and gold over glaze and cobalt blue under glaze. _Circa_ 1700. Salting collection. .....(_To face p. 186._) XXV. JAPANESE, Imari ware. Large plate (diam. 22 in.). On margin, mandarin ducks, cranes and doves in panels amid flowers; in centre, two eagles. Iron-red of various shades, gold and a few touches of green over glaze with deep cobalt blue under glaze. Late seventeenth century. Salting collection......(_To face p. 188._) XXVI. JAPANESE, Kutani ware. Jar (H. 13 in.); on a greyish white, somewhat crackled ground, grotesque dancing figures; iron-red, manganese purple, yellow, green, and blue, all over glaze. Seventeenth century. British Museum. .....(_To face p. 204._) XXVII. JAPANESE. Kutani, kaolinic stoneware. Octagonal bottle, in shape of double gourd (H. 12 in.). Thick enamels--green (predominant), iron-red, purple and blue, all over glaze. _Circa_ 1700. Victoria and Albert Museum. .....(_To face p. 206._) XXVIII. CHINESE ‘blue and white.’ Two bowls, set in copper-gilt mounts of English make, _circa_ 1600-1620. From a set of five pieces long preserved at Burleigh House. Pierpont Morgan collection. (1) Shallow bowl (diam. 9 in.), in centre medallion with phœnix. Mark of Wan-li (1572-1619). (2) Bowl, with deer in panels (diam. 10 in.). _Circa_ 1600......(_To face p. 222._) XXIX. MEDICI porcelain. Late sixteenth century. Victoria and Albert Museum. (1) Pear-shaped vase (H. 6⅞ in.). Floral design in cobalt blue, outlined with manganese black, both under glaze. (2) Double-necked cruet (H. 6 in.). Design in pale blue under glaze. On the neck, A and O, for _aceto_ and _oglio_......(_To face p. 236._) XXX. MEDICI porcelain. Plate or shallow bowl (diam. 7 in.). Floral design in somewhat Persian style, in cobalt blue under glaze. On back, the dome of Sta. Maria del fiore and the letter F. Late sixteenth century. Fitzhenry collection......(_To face p. 238._)