EXCEPTIONAL VASE in the shape of a triple gourd, made of porcelain and polychrome enamels in the style of the rose family, the decoration divided into three registers: the lower part representing five dragons above the foaming waves, pursuing the pearl of knowledge among the clouds, the middle part decorated with cranes flying among the clouds, the upper part, in the shape of Hu, decorated with movable and precious objects, a garland of ruyi around the neck. It rests on a stool-shaped base in carved wood decorated with stylised Greek motifs.
(Some enamel gaps).
China, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908).
A wooden base.
HE PINK FAMILY VASE STYLE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU PERIOD.
HIGH. 90 CM (35 7/16 IN.)
Provenance:
Acquired in Hanoi, in the 1930s.
French private collection.