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Purchased in China- (6)
Pottery
W/A 1511 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 Large Bottle-shaped Flower Vase, Chinese Zung Light blue glaze with dark purplish blue rim at mouth- Heavy paste- Height 11 in  s  150.✓

XA 1512 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 Round low Dish Chinese Zung (?) with two dragons in relief crawling over rim. Blue glaze with red splash on one side. Cloth covered stand- Height 1 ¾ Dia 6 ¼  S  X  [[strikethrough]] 100 [[/strikethrough]] 75.✓

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A 1513 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 Low Bowl Chinese Sung. Hard heavy paste. Blue glaze changing to olive outside and inside at rim- Fire crack inside. Top of rim unglazed- Height 2 ½ Dia 7 ⅜  5  X  [[strikethrough]] 100 [[/strikethrough]] 85✓

XXXA 1514 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 small circular Koro. Chinese. Ming (?)- Fluted rim, three small feet. grayish blue glaze. Height 2 in  5  30✓

XXXXA 1515 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 Small Circular Koro. Chinese. Zung. Bamboo branch & foliage in relief on outside. Rich turquoise glaze with red splash on side. Incised marks in foot [[symbol]] number 7 with line through the middle [[/symbol]] wood stand. Height 1 ¼ in 5  75✓ 

XXXXXA 1516 [[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1 Flower Vase, [[strikethrough]] Zung [[/strikethrough]] Chinese Long neck, Eight vertical panels entire length of vase- Heavy brown paste. Gray glaze with ochre tones. Height- 5 ¾  5  60✓
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Transcription Notes:
I couldn't find a font that shows European style numbers, the 7 with the cross through the middle. I don't know that that is actually what is meant here, but that's what it looks like.