Lot Essay
This pair of vases exemplifies the quality of the Republic Period's copies of imperial Qianlong porcelain.
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REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-49)
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE VASES
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-49)
Each of globular form with a tall cylindrical neck and a garlic-shaped mouth, finely painted around the body with leafy flowering branches of peonies, the reverse with lines of calligraphy reading: guo se chao han jiu, tian xiang ye ran yi, which is a quote from the poet Li zhengfeng, admiring the stunning beauty of the peonies, with three seals reading chun yong, jin cheng and xia ying, a blue-enamel four-character apocryphal Qianlong mark to the base.
6 in. (15.4 cm.) high (2)
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-49)
Each of globular form with a tall cylindrical neck and a garlic-shaped mouth, finely painted around the body with leafy flowering branches of peonies, the reverse with lines of calligraphy reading: guo se chao han jiu, tian xiang ye ran yi, which is a quote from the poet Li zhengfeng, admiring the stunning beauty of the peonies, with three seals reading chun yong, jin cheng and xia ying, a blue-enamel four-character apocryphal Qianlong mark to the base.
6 in. (15.4 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Roden Family Collection of 20th Century Chinese Porcelain.
With Peter Wain, purchased 26 October 1993.
With Peter Wain, purchased 26 October 1993.
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