VARIOUS QING WARES
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE MOLDED BUTTERFLY-FORM VASE
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AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE MOLDED BUTTERFLY-FORM VASE
DAOGUANG
Of flattened, rectangular section raised on a pedestal foot, the vase formed as the outstretched, shaped wings of a large butterfly, joined by a slightly waisted cylindrical neck issuing from an area between the wings and just above the head and antennae of the insect, the body and wings elaborately decorated in gilt and multi-colored enamels with various decorative bands and motifs, including yinyang symbols, spirals and dotted grounds representing the markings of the insect, the neck and foot decorated with clusters of overlapping butterflies bordered by floral bands at the rim and foot
13 5/8in. (34.7cm.) high
DAOGUANG
Of flattened, rectangular section raised on a pedestal foot, the vase formed as the outstretched, shaped wings of a large butterfly, joined by a slightly waisted cylindrical neck issuing from an area between the wings and just above the head and antennae of the insect, the body and wings elaborately decorated in gilt and multi-colored enamels with various decorative bands and motifs, including yinyang symbols, spirals and dotted grounds representing the markings of the insect, the neck and foot decorated with clusters of overlapping butterflies bordered by floral bands at the rim and foot
13 5/8in. (34.7cm.) high