A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE FAHUA VASES, MEIPING
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE FAHUA VASES, MEIPING

THE PORCELAIN 15TH/16TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE FAHUA VASES, MEIPING
THE PORCELAIN 15TH/16TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
Each of slender tapering form with rich cobalt blue ground, the decorative motifs on the vase outlined in low relief slip lines, depicting a farmer seated beneath a leafy tree, gazing at a water buffalo and its young, between a cloud-shaped collar around the neck enclosing flower blooms and a lotus lappet band rising from the base, on a pierced scrolling base
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high; 7 in. (18 cm.) wide (2)

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