Excerpt from An Extraordinary Collection of Japanese and Chinese High-Class Art: Comprising Superb Satsuma Specimens, Marvelously Wrought Bronzes, Including Masterpieces of Japan's Famous Artisans, Exquisitely Wrought Solid Silver Specimens, Magnificent Cloisonné Enamels, Gems in Carved Jade; Antique Lacquers and Ivory Carvings The old Satsuma-ware, the decoration of which is mostly composed of bird and flower paintings, amongst which the Chrysanthemum, the paeonia, the fowl, the pheasants and pea cocks take a prominent place, is further distinguished by the delicacy of the outline, the fine red and green colors, and by the tracings in thick gold lines of a dull color. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.