Details
- Dimensions
- 8ʺW × 8ʺD × 8ʺH
- Styles
- Asian Antique
- Chinese
- Qing
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Enamel
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Very good. No chips or cracks. Very good. No chips or cracks. less
- Description
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A beautiful early 20th. Century Chinoiserie oviform ginger jar hand decorated with rich under glaze enamels. The round body has …
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A beautiful early 20th. Century Chinoiserie oviform ginger jar hand decorated with rich under glaze enamels. The round body has a continuous 'peach tree and fruit' theme that continues through to the lid, the pattern is uninterrupted which indicates the care taken with this piece. White background with green foliage, peaches and topped with a finial. Free-style spurious red hand painted four character reign mark on underside 'indicating' this was made 1861-1875, Tongzhi reign (18611875) of the Qing dynasty.
Actual age: First Quarter 20th. Century.
Listed by East2West Furniture Florida.
Please CONTACT US if a stand is required. The sacred tree of immortality is a peach tree. In Chinese Taoist mythology, the peach of immortality grew in the gardens of Hsi Wang Mu; Queen Mother of the West. When the fruit ripened every 3,000 years, this was celebrated by a sumptuous banquet attended by the Eight Immortals.
Tongzhi reign (18611875) of the Qing dynasty less
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