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Dimensions: 9-7/8" H x 5-1/2" Dia. (each) Stand: 1-1/2" H
Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Pair Qianlong double gourd crane ruby-red porcelain vases. Finest porcelain potted in double gourd resemblance, bulbous lower section converging into a lemon-shape midsection and finishing into a slender bottleneck at the top. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in ruby-red underglaze base color. The Exterior adorned with several beautiful flying crane amidst ruyi clouds in cobalt blur fine color. The graceful crane is a common emblem in paintings. The name guan is used for both storks and cranes and the same symbolism applies to both. The crane symbolizes longevity as well as wisdom. A crane is often portrayed with a tortoise longevity or a deer longevity and riches. A stork often accompanies the Queen Mother of the West. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, the carving, and the shape. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.
Mark on under base, a six underglaze blue seal script characters reign mark, Qianlong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.
LOT NOTES: In China, the double-gourd or bottle-gourd, Hulu, has traditionally provided a very popular form for vases and ewers. In addition to their attractive shape, bottle-gourds are associated with a number of different auspicious wishes. Because natural gourds have many seeds, they have been regarded as symbols of extensive progeny. Indeed, one of their attributes is believed to be bringing hundreds of sons, Hulu baizi. The pronunciation of the Chinese word for bottle-gourd varies in different parts of China, and in some areas it is close to Fulu - Fu being blessings, and lu being an official salary - hence it is associated with good fortune and wealth.