PROVENANCE: From the Private Collections Estate of Gerald A Hagan (1930-2019) of Georgia. Formerly from Dayton, Ohio, a Korean War Veteran, ASAF, business consultant, leader of cultural exchange program.
Painted with interlock branch on the rim, neck and body, the vase has a bulbous body with a sloping shoulder rising to a cylindrical neck. The Chinese character nian is painted in the center of the body with phoenix shaped handles on either side.