1980s Ladies and Children

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Description

This Chinese porcelain vase features hand-painted Famille Rose (Fencai) polychrome enamels depicting traditional courtly figures, children, and landscape motifs.

Base … Read more This Chinese porcelain vase features hand-painted Famille Rose (Fencai) polychrome enamels depicting traditional courtly figures, children, and landscape motifs.

Base Mark & Seals
Base Stamp: The four-character red square mark on the bottom reads 「乾隆年製」 (Qiánlóng Nián Zhì), translating to "Made during the Qianlong Reign" (1736–1796).

Side Seal: The red oval seal on the body is a stylized artist/studio mark, traditional in Chinese porcelain to mimic the red seal stamps placed on classical paper scroll paintings.

Depicted Motifs & Symbolism
Ladies Playing Weiqi (Shǐnǚ Tú): The main side illustrates elegant court ladies seated around a table playing Weiqi (Go) under a blossoming tree, representing scholarly refinement, intelligence, and peaceful leisure.

Children Playing (Tóngxì Tú): The secondary side shows young boys playing with toys in a garden alongside a female attendant, a classic artistic motif symbolizing good fortune, family prosperity, and many progeny.

Decorative Borders: The neck is framed with iron-red cloud scrolls and a draped tassel-and-bead fringe, with a stylized wave pattern along the foot rim. See less