A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE OF EXPANSIVE OCTAGONAL FORM (BA LENG PING), RICHLY ENAMELED WITH IMPERIAL ICONOGRAPHY. THE PRIMARY VERTICAL FACES CONTRAST A FIVE-CLAWED IRON-RED DRAGON WRITHING AMID TURQUOISE SEAFOAM WAVES ON THE FRONT, AND A COMPLEMENTARY BLUE ENAMEL PHOENIX (FENGHUANG) FLYING IN A DOWNWARD PATH OVER SOFT GREY WAVE GEOMETRY ON THE REVERSE.
THE SHOULDER AND NECK FINISHED IN A GILT GROUND DECORATED WITH THE CHARACTER FOR LONGEVITY (SHOU), ENCIRCLED BY IRON-RED BATS AMID COLOURED RUI CLOUDS DESIGNATING THE BLESSING OF “FU SHOU” (HAPPINESS AND LONGEVITY).
THE BASE BEARS A FOUR-CHARACTER RECTANGULAR APOCRYPHAL MARKING IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE READING (YONGZHENG YU ZHI), TRANSLATING TO “MADE BY IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE YONGZHENG EMPEROR.”
MEASURES APPROX. 12.375 IN HIGH, 5.5 IN DIAMETER
FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL DRAGON & PHOENIX VASE
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE OF EXPANSIVE OCTAGONAL FORM (BA LENG PING), RICHLY ENAMELED WITH IMPERIAL ICONOGRAPHY. THE PRIMARY VERTICAL FACES CONTRAST A FIVE-CLAWED IRON-RED DRAGON WRITHING AMID TURQUOISE SEAFOAM WAVES ON THE FRONT, AND A COMPLEMENTARY BLUE ENAMEL PHOENIX (FENGHUANG) FLYING IN A DOWNWARD PATH OVER SOFT GREY WAVE GEOMETRY ON THE REVERSE.…