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The first, a blue and white dish is decorated at the center of the interior with a writhing five-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amidst clouds, encircled by the 'Four Gentlemen' flowers (prunus, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum), the exterior further decorated with a border of bats; the second, a cup is decorated with four circular medallions, each containing one of the four characters wan shou wu jiang ('boundless longevity'), surrounded by auspicious symbols, the interior of the bowl decorated at the center with a shou character roundel surrounded by five bats (wufu); the third, a bowl is decorated with a phoenix and a dragon confronting a flaming pearl amidst clouds.
6 in. (15.5 cm.) diam.; 314 in. (8.2 cm.) diam.; 434 in. (14.3 cm.) diam.


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