The rarest and most valuable kind br of Chinese porcelain is known as Ju, br a word which those who truly are refined, br might care to know should be pronounced as Rue. br br Glazed always with a lustrous green-tinged shade br of blue it sparkles faintly, rose embossed, br a color made from agate, not from jade–– br forgotten the technique for this, quite lost. br br More special is Ju ware to Chinese than br were cats in ancient Egypt; it is fairer br than odalisques who used to lie on a divan br in sultans’ harems, and it is far rarer. br br The Chinese watch the vases as if they br were models on a runway, connoisseurs br of ancient beauty from a bygone day, br and everyone who is not praying purrs.