Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Changjingping

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Chinese porcelain blue and white changjingping, a long necked vase with a faint celadon, almost white glaze on the exterior, … Read more Chinese porcelain blue and white changjingping, a long necked vase with a faint celadon, almost white glaze on the exterior, interior and inset base with finely drawn, blue glazed artwork. Just below the rim there is a cloud and thunder meander bracketed by thin, double, trim circles with a band of dense, small, Ru Yi lappets below. Most of the neck is banded by large, acanthus leaves and flanked on the sides by stylized, pixiu handles. The flange of the neck has four cartouches of branching, leafy, peach fruit medallions quartered within a band of alternating, foliate, diamond lattices The body of the vase has a finely drawn rock garden with bushes, pines and banana plants, clouds in the sky, and four, playing children with their chaperones, bracketed by thin, double trim circles. The large, extended foot has a band of leafy, Ru Yi lappets ending in thin, double trim circles. A blue, six character, Chenghua, reign mark within double circles is glazed to the inset base. The finely carved, traditional, Chinese, hongmu, circular stand is included. Circa early 20th century, no later than mid century.

vase: 15.75" high x 6.65" diameter

stand: 1.875" high x 7.25" diameter See less