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WUCAI OCTAGONAL DRAGON MEIPING VASE

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

LATE 20TH C A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE OF UNCOMMON OCTAGONAL FORM, FEATURING A SHORT CHRYSANTHEMUM COLLAR RIM AND HIGH, EXPANSIVE SHOULDERS SLOPING SHARPLY TOWARD A RECTILINEAR LOWER BODY AND AN UNGLAZED, RECESSED OCTAGONAL BASE. DECORATED IN THE WUCAI PALETTE WITH OVERGLAZE ENAMELS COMBINED WITH UNDERGLAZE COBALT BLUE. THE MAIN PANEL REGISTER FEATURES VIGOROUSLY…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

LATE 20TH C
A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE OF UNCOMMON OCTAGONAL FORM, FEATURING A SHORT CHRYSANTHEMUM COLLAR RIM AND HIGH, EXPANSIVE SHOULDERS SLOPING SHARPLY TOWARD A RECTILINEAR LOWER BODY AND AN UNGLAZED, RECESSED OCTAGONAL BASE. DECORATED IN THE WUCAI PALETTE WITH OVERGLAZE ENAMELS COMBINED WITH UNDERGLAZE COBALT BLUE. THE MAIN PANEL REGISTER FEATURES VIGOROUSLY ENAMELED GREEN, RED, AND BROWN THREE-CLAWED IMPERIAL DRAGONS STRIDING THROUGH COMET CLOUDS AND FLAME MOTIFS ABOVE A ROARING WAVE BORDER. THE UPPER FACETS ARE FRAMED BY APOCRYPHAL REIGN MARKS IN PINYIN READING “DA MING JIA JING NIAN ZHI”
MEASURES APPROX. 16.5 IN HIGH, 8.25 IN AT WIDEST