Large Chinese Porcelain Lobed Guanyinzun

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Large Chinese porcelain lobed guanyinzun, a finely formed, stoutly potted, baluster shape vase with four lobes, a gilt lip, a … Read more Large Chinese porcelain lobed guanyinzun, a finely formed, stoutly potted, baluster shape vase with four lobes, a gilt lip, a green and white glazed exterior and a white glazed interior and inset base. The vase is decorated with a dense, active pattern of finely painted, leafy, pomegranate fruits and butterflies amid thick, curving vines. Four, plum, flower medallions are quartered on the short neck, centered on each of the lobes. The shoulder of the vase has a wide band in a pattern of tiny flagstones, bracketed a by a single ringlet above and double ringlets below. All the artwork is finely carved in a slight bas-relief. The finely carved, traditional, Chinese, hongmu, circular stand is included. Circa mid century or earlier.

vase: 19.75" high x 9" diameter
stand: 1,625" high x 7.25" diameter See less