A tall Famille-Rose vase "HU" with elephant handles
Lot-No. 805
China, around 1900 (Qing-Dynasty 1644-1911). Porcelain with polychrome painting. At the wall and the neck a rich motif with birds on a peony tree. Side handles in the shape of elephant heads. Four-character Chenghua-mark. The neck rest. H. 41 cm. - For a very similar vase see: Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen, London 1987, p. 95.
A tall Famille-Rose vase "HU" with elephant handles
A tall Famille-Rose vase "HU" with elephant handles
Lot-No. 805
China, around 1900 (Qing-Dynasty 1644-1911). Porcelain with polychrome painting. At the wall and the neck a rich motif with birds on a peony tree. Side handles in the shape of elephant heads. Four-character Chenghua-mark. The neck rest. H. 41 cm. - For a very similar vase see: Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen, London 1987, p. 95.