A "famille jaune" vase with carved decoration, Qing dynasty

Porcelain vase with a flattened rectangular shape ornately decorated with traditional Chinese scenes of "birds on a branch" within cartouches between a background of lozenges and flowers. The foot and the mouth have different friezes of fretwork, lace or lotus leaves, and on the neck there is a line made up of leaves with a "ruyi" head between coiled geometric shapes. On the sides there are other smaller scenes and, as handles, heads of Chinese dogs with a porcelain ring threaded inside their mouths.

The enamel that covers the piece is monochrome, in yellow or honey, which is more intense in the parts of the relief and less intense where the design is more pronounced. The mark "大清道关年制" (Dà qīngdào guān nián zhì) is carved into the base, arranged horizontally and surrounded by a cartouche. In very good condition with a defect in the mouth.

Height: 29.50 cm; Mouth size: 6 x 11 cm; Base measurement: 6.50 x 12 cm

Provenance:

European private collection, acquired at Bukowskis (Stockholm), September 11, 2014. Reference number: 568891.