Vase - Porcelain - China
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Chinese porcelain baluster vase, Guangxu period style, titled Grand Vase Évasé aux Dragons et Papillons, dimensions 39 cm high by 18 cm in diameter.
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Grand Flared Vase with Dragons and Butterflies
China, Qing Dynasty, apocryphal mark and Guangxu period style (1875–1908)
White-glazed porcelain and Famille Rose enamels (fencai)
Dimensions: 39 cm high x 18 cm diameter
A stretched baluster-form vase with a concave neck flaring slightly to a circular lip, a bulbous body tapering gracefully toward a curved base. The polychrome decoration is spread across the bright white surface of the piece.
The main register depicts two powerful imperial four-clawed dragons, painted in turquoise green enamels and highlighted with apple-green tones for the manes. They surge among pale green stylized clouds (ruyi) and vivid orange flames in pursuit of the flaming sacred pearl (symbolized at the center in gold and red). A profusion of butterflies (hudie), finely detailed with wings spread, painted in a vivid palette of pink, orange, violet and blue enamels, flutter all around the vase.
The neck is underscored beneath the lip by a band of yellow and pink ruyi motifs. The base is encircled by a geometric frieze of Greek-key motifs and multicolored stylized lotus panels. This type of decoration combines two highly auspicious motifs in Chinese imperial art. The dragon, the supreme symbol of power, the emperor, masculine energy (yang) and good fortune. The pursuit of the flaming pearl evokes the quest for wisdom, harmony and immortality. The butterfly is the traditional symbol of longevity, conjugal happiness and renewal.
Under the base, the vase bears a six-character reign mark in red iron-zhuanshu (seal) script, framed in a double square: "Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi" (大清光緒年製), meaning "Made during the Guangxu reign of the Great Qing Dynasty." The execution style of the Famille Rose enamels, the vivacity of the colors and the clarity of the glaze perfectly align with the revival of Jingdezhen kilns at the end of the 19th century.
Condition: Very good overall. UV checked!
Provenance: Kanaka The Collection, Portugal
Shipped with UPS and insured
UV Checked!
Grand Flared Vase with Dragons and Butterflies
China, Qing Dynasty, apocryphal mark and Guangxu period style (1875–1908)
White-glazed porcelain and Famille Rose enamels (fencai)
Dimensions: 39 cm high x 18 cm diameter
A stretched baluster-form vase with a concave neck flaring slightly to a circular lip, a bulbous body tapering gracefully toward a curved base. The polychrome decoration is spread across the bright white surface of the piece.
The main register depicts two powerful imperial four-clawed dragons, painted in turquoise green enamels and highlighted with apple-green tones for the manes. They surge among pale green stylized clouds (ruyi) and vivid orange flames in pursuit of the flaming sacred pearl (symbolized at the center in gold and red). A profusion of butterflies (hudie), finely detailed with wings spread, painted in a vivid palette of pink, orange, violet and blue enamels, flutter all around the vase.
The neck is underscored beneath the lip by a band of yellow and pink ruyi motifs. The base is encircled by a geometric frieze of Greek-key motifs and multicolored stylized lotus panels. This type of decoration combines two highly auspicious motifs in Chinese imperial art. The dragon, the supreme symbol of power, the emperor, masculine energy (yang) and good fortune. The pursuit of the flaming pearl evokes the quest for wisdom, harmony and immortality. The butterfly is the traditional symbol of longevity, conjugal happiness and renewal.
Under the base, the vase bears a six-character reign mark in red iron-zhuanshu (seal) script, framed in a double square: "Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi" (大清光緒年製), meaning "Made during the Guangxu reign of the Great Qing Dynasty." The execution style of the Famille Rose enamels, the vivacity of the colors and the clarity of the glaze perfectly align with the revival of Jingdezhen kilns at the end of the 19th century.
Condition: Very good overall. UV checked!
Provenance: Kanaka The Collection, Portugal
Shipped with UPS and insured
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
39 cm
Width
18 cm
Depth
18 cm
Estimated period
1910-1920
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