CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911), FULL 19TH CENTURY.
GLAZED, PAINTED, AND GILT PORCELAIN. HEIGHT APPROX. 73 CM.
RECTANGULAR SECTION PORCELAIN VASE. IT HAS A BODY WITH ROUNDED SIDES, INTO WHICH A NECK WITH CONCAVE SIDES AND MAXIMUM WIDTH AT THE MOUTH IS INVERTED. IT HAS A CALOTTE-SHAPED LID WITH A GRIP IN THE FORM OF A MALE FIGURE SITTING IN THE ROUND. THE SAME TYPE OF FIGURE PLACED ON A LOTUS FLOWER BASE ALSO CONSTITUTES THE TWO HANDLES, ARRANGED BETWEEN BODY AND NECK. PAINTED WITH POLYCHROME ENAMELS "ROSE FAMILY" WITH RICH GOLDEN APPLICATIONS, IT SHOWS A BACKGROUND OF FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES ON WHICH LARGE RESERVES CROWDED WITH MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERS AND IMPERIAL COURT SCENES STAND OUT, DECORATED AT THE JINGDEZHEN KILNS.
