Lot Essay
A large Dayazhai vase with a comparable design was sold at Christie's New York, 17-18 September 2015, lot 2266.
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FOUR-CHARACTER YONG QING CHANG CHUN MARK IN IRON-RED, GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
Details
A LARGE DAYAZHAI EN GRISAILLE-DECORATED YELLOW-GROUND BALUSTER VASE
FOUR-CHARACTER YONG QING CHANG CHUN MARK IN IRON-RED, GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
The vase is applied with blue enamel elephant-head handles with gilt rings and is decorated with a bird perched on a branch of wisteria with trailing tendrils above roses between bands of stylised lappets, scroll and spear heads. The neck is embellished with lotus blooms on leafy scrolls. The shoulder has a three-character inscription in iron-red Dayazhai followed by an oval seal with the six-character mark Tian di yi jia chun that may be translated as "Spring throughout heaven and earth".
22 5/8 in. (57.4 cm.) high
FOUR-CHARACTER YONG QING CHANG CHUN MARK IN IRON-RED, GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
The vase is applied with blue enamel elephant-head handles with gilt rings and is decorated with a bird perched on a branch of wisteria with trailing tendrils above roses between bands of stylised lappets, scroll and spear heads. The neck is embellished with lotus blooms on leafy scrolls. The shoulder has a three-character inscription in iron-red Dayazhai followed by an oval seal with the six-character mark Tian di yi jia chun that may be translated as "Spring throughout heaven and earth".
22 5/8 in. (57.4 cm.) high
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