A massive fencai enameled porcelain covered temple jar
Qianlong period
Qianlong period
Painted in underglaze blue combined with opaque enamels of the famille rose palette forming a wide panel of phoenix birds alighting on the leafy branches of flowering peonies bordered by flower head, stiff leaf and floral spray bands that continue around its domical cover (repairs and restorations).
49in (124.5cm) high
Provenance:
By repute, a gift from the Dowager Empress Cixi to the steel magnate Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939)
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Qianlong period
Qianlong period
Painted in underglaze blue combined with opaque enamels of the famille rose palette forming a wide panel of phoenix birds alighting on the leafy branches of flowering peonies bordered by flower head, stiff leaf and floral spray bands that continue around its domical cover (repairs and restorations).
49in (124.5cm) high
Provenance:
By repute, a gift from the Dowager Empress Cixi to the steel magnate Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939)
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