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A Pair of Chinese Republic Period, Famille Rose, Mirror Image Wall Vases With Original Stands, Qianlong Marks

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A Pair of Chinese Republic Period, Famille Rose, Mirror Image Wall Vases With Original Stands, Qianlong Marks

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Sold Date: 08/19/2005
Channel: Retail
Source: GoAntiques
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Date: Chinese Republic Period (1911-1949)

Description: A very nice pair of hand painted, Chinese Famille-Rose, Mirror Image Style, Wall Vases. Garden pictorials depict a pair of curious pheasants perched on a pair of scholar's garden rocks. Old fashioned and classical, pink and peach Chinese roses flourish on well-nourished plants in this ideal, Chinese garden scene. Lovely diaper pattern in pinks, yellow, and blues. Very nicely painted in a mirror-image style. These vases are showcased in their own, original, presentation stands. The stands were custom made of solid wood, and are wonderfully carved in a fluted pattern. The fluting fully surrounds each vase, appearing like rays of sunlight. An excellent investment in a rare-to-find pair of old, hand painted vases from the Chinese Republic Period.

Condition: The porcelain vases are in excellent condition; the original wooden stands have some age cracks as well as some small chips to some areas of the surface (e-mail me for close-up photos).

Signature/Mark: Qianlong Mark

Size: Vases are approximately 5.5" H x 5.0" W x 1.88" D; with stands, approximately 7.75" x 6.5" x 3.75"

Other Notes: According to Chinese lore, the pheasant is considered one of t he twelve symbols of sovereignty . In 1759 the twelve symbols were reserved exclusively for the robes of the "Son of Heaven", the Emperor of China. As a "symbolic interpretation of the universe" , the pheasant, along with the other 11 symbols of imperial authority, "assumed a cosmic significance and represented the emperor as the ruler of the universe." Other Chinese officials also had pheasants embroidered on their uniforms as symbols of nobility and literary refinement.