Jingdezhen Poetry Bottle

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An elegant and collectible vintage vase crafted from fine, white Jingdezhen porcelain, renowned as China's "porcelain capital." This poetry bottle … Read more An elegant and collectible vintage vase crafted from fine, white Jingdezhen porcelain, renowned as China's "porcelain capital." This poetry bottle style vase features a beautifully detailed, hand-painted landscape scene with mountains and trees, executed in a delicate famille rose enamel style.


On the reverse side, traditional black calligraphy presents a poignant poem that translates roughly to: "I am in the midst, smilingly welcoming the verdant mountain view; when will I be back in my home mountain?"


Characters on the bottom are the manufacturing mark, authenticating this piece for export from China's Jingdezhen region and likely dated to the mid-century. Red markings surrounding the poem are the signature marks for the artist who hand-painted the scene. See less