REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912�1949)
PORCELAIN WITH OVERGLAZE ENAMELS.
A PAIR OF PORCELAIN JARS OF HEXAGONAL SECTION, EACH WITH A MATCHING FLAT-TOPPED HEXAGONAL COVER. THE EXTERIOR IS DECORATED WITH A VIBRANT YELLOW GROUND, SERVING AS A BACKDROP FOR A CONTINUOUS LANDSCAPE SCENE EXECUTED IN FINELY APPLIED, TRANSLUCENT FAMILLE JAUNE ENAMELS, SHOWCASING A DELICATE, PAINTERLY STYLE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LATE 19TH-CENTURY REVIVAL. THE YELLOW-GROUND GLAZE EXHIBITS A FINE, HONEST CRAQUELURE (CRAZING) THROUGHOUT, CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE AND FIRING TECHNIQUE OF THE PERIOD. THE UNDERSIDES FEATURE A BROAD UNGLAZED BORDER WITH A HEAVY GREYISH-BROWN “ASH” WASH, ENCLOSING A RECESSED CENTRAL GLAZED SQUARE WITH AN APOCRYPHAL SIX-CHARACTER KANGXI MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
APPROX. 11.5 IN HIGH
A PAIR OF ‘FAMILLE JAUNE’ HEXAGONAL JARS W COVERS
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912�1949) PORCELAIN WITH OVERGLAZE ENAMELS. A PAIR OF PORCELAIN JARS OF HEXAGONAL SECTION, EACH WITH A MATCHING FLAT-TOPPED HEXAGONAL COVER. THE EXTERIOR IS DECORATED WITH A VIBRANT YELLOW GROUND, SERVING AS A BACKDROP FOR A CONTINUOUS LANDSCAPE SCENE EXECUTED IN FINELY APPLIED, TRANSLUCENT FAMILLE JAUNE ENAMELS, SHOWCASING A DELICATE, PAINTERLY STYLE CHARACTERISTIC OF…