A pair of Chinese baluster jars made for the Portugese market, each painted in coloured enamels with a flaming cartouche enclosing the initials 'IHS' (Iesus Salvidore Hominus, Jesus Saves Man) below a crucifix, all on a ground of scattered flower sprays -- 5in. (12.5cm.) high.

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A pair of Chinese baluster jars made for the Portugese market, each painted in coloured enamels with a flaming cartouche enclosing the initials 'IHS' (Iesus Salvidore Hominus, Jesus Saves Man) below a crucifix, all on a ground of scattered flower sprays -- 5in. (12.5cm.) high.
See Colour Plate 5. (2)

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