Description Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Tongzhi wrapped peony bloom motif porcelain hand washer. The porcelain potted with a shallow body, large bowl, deep, broad cavetto, with a wide thick and slight tall opening lip, raised on a flat round circle. All reserved in hand painting ornamentations, rendered in clean white under glazed ground color which contrast against the famille rose design color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in colorful design, famille rose translates to the pink family, on a colored ground decoration. Each bulging sides enclosing colorful falangcai, famille rose on a colored ground decoration, of BaJiXiang. The Central Interior and the middle adorned with abundant big peony flowers blooms interspersed fresh foliage among hundred archaic flowers blooms pattern. The inner mouth rim decorated with repeating interlocking scrolling ruyi clouds, enclosed with single thick gilt ring lines on each section. And the exterior bowl festooned with peony flowers blooms among scrolling interlocking tendril and foliage. The peony is the unofficial Chinese National Flower. It stands as a symbol of spring and female beauty and reproduction. It also represents richness, honor and high social class. It is a favored flower for the 12th wedding anniversary. Peonies from Luoyang are considered the best in the country and are showcased in a festival held in Louyang in April or May of each year. The Lines of the drawings are clear, the light and dark shades are subtle. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen across the finely glazed exterior. 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 four under glazed red script characters reign mark, TongZhi Reign Period.
Dimensions 10.5"L x 3.5"H
Medium Porcelain
Date Qing Dynasty
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