Fine Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Cong Shape Vase, Qianlong Mark, c1920
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This is a beautiful Chinese Famille Rose porcelain Cong -shaped case, dated to the early 20th century, i.e., the Republic period. This vase depicts the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar, i.e., the four main accomplishments required of the Chinese scholars, including qin (a stringed instrument), qi (the strategy game of Go), shu (Chinese calligraphy) and hua (Chinese painting). Bats are also painted in the borders, symbolizing "fortune" in traditional Chinese culture. Cong is a form of ancient Chinese jade artifact, generally considered to be a ritual object of some sort. The earliest cong were produced by the Liangzhu culture (3400-2250 BC); later examples date mainly from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In form, a cong is a tube with a circular inner section and squarish outer section. The square represents the earth and a circle represents the heavens. Cong-shaped vases are highly desirable by collectors. The vase was once made into a lamp. A hole was drilled at the bottom. There is a red Qianlong mark at the center of the bottom and a red stamped China mark next to it. The iridescence on the glaze, especially on the green color, can be observed under a certain angle of the sun light. There are two individual antique dealers' label on the bottom. One was very old, which is difficult to make out. Another label is relatively newer,
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