Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Fu Bats and Fu Dogs Wine Server

Description

Chinese porcelain Fu bats and dogs wine server, finely drawn details, all in a gold on red glaze, decorate the … more Chinese porcelain Fu bats and dogs wine server, finely drawn details, all in a gold on red glaze, decorate the exterior. The interior and inset base are glazed in white. The spout is shaped as an elephant trunk, the stepped neck has lappets of leaves at the top, geometric, meander and floral borders below, and ends in a collar of Ru Yi lappets at its base. Three Fu dogs are glazed in gold on the body amid stylized flames and ribboned medallions, the funnel top is glazed with four gold Fu bats amid stylized clouds and flames with a band of floral medallions on the side. The foot is has an ornate Ru Yi border at the top, a meander border below, ending in cartouches of Buddhist symbols quartered on the extended foot amid a tiled lattice. A blue, six character, Qianlong reign mark in Zhuanshu script is glazed on the deep inset base. Circa early 20th century, no later than mid century. less