Excerpt from Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum: October, 1909<br><br>The Museum collections contain numerous fine examples of the blue camaieu and five color porcelains of the Ming Dynasty, produced between the years 1368 and 1643. Of the early reigns of the present (ch'ing) Dynasty, particularly the K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng, Ch'ien - lung and Chia - Ch'ing (from 1662 to there are many notable pieces, of which some polychrome enameled vases and plaques and monochrome glazes of the K'ang-hsi period, and a goodly number of rose - back plates and enameled vases of the Ch'ien - lung reign are among the most important. Lack of sufficient space, however, will prevent us in this article from describing and figuring more than a few of the most noteworthy examples in these collections.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.