ANTIQUE CHINESE FINE PORCELAIN "LOTUS" VASE/JARDINIERE

NO RESERVE...THE "BUY IT NOW" PRICE, IS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT I SEE, IN THOSE TRENDY STORES ON SAN VICENTE BLVD., IN WEST L.A. !!!

IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE CENTERPIECE FOR THAT 9 ft. ROSEWOOD DINING TABLE...THIS IS IT. 

NO CHIPS, CRACKS, REPAIRS, "SPIDERS"...NO ISSUES AT ALL!

ALL PHOTOS TAKEN WITH HIGH-END H.D. CAMERA.

THE ABSOLUTE PINNACLE OF 19 th CENTURY, CHINESE ARTISTRY.

"XIANFENG" ( UNIVERSAL PROSPERITY ) PERIOD, 1850-1861.

LOTUS / CHRYSANTHEMUM & BUTTERFLY MOTIF EXTERIOR ,  WITH  KOI  FISH SWIMMING  THROUGH KELP ON THE INTERIOR .

"DOU CAI" ( DOU CAI, LITERALLY TRANSLATED : COMPETE FOR COLOR ) PORCELAIN, ENAMEL, AND GOLD PRESENTATION JARDINIERE.

                                                                                                            MUSEUM QUALITY

ONLY THE FINEST PORCELAIN, AND ARTISTS WERE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE THESE TREASURES.

AFTER THE INITIAL PIECE WAS FORMED, IT WAS ALLOWED TO CURE FOR A TIME BEFORE THE ARTIST LITERALLY ETCHED IN THE SCENE TO BE DEPICTED, GIVING THE BEAUTIFUL RELIEF / 3-D TEXTURE AND APPEARANCE TO THESE WORKS.

 THEN THEY WOULD BE COMPLETELY COATED IN A WHITE, AND COBALT ENAMEL GLAZE FOR THE INITIAL FIRING, IN KILNS IN EXCESS OF 1800 DEGREES CELSIUS.

AFTER THE INITIAL FIRING, THE ARTIST, USING ONLY THE PUREST ENAMELS WOULD PAINT IN THE FINAL THEME.

THIS FIRING PROCESS COULD BE REPEATED AS MANY AS EIGHT TIMES, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF LAYERS OF ENAMEL, DEPTH, AND LUSTER DESIRED.

THE ENAMELS ON THIS PIECE, LITERALLY LOOK LIKE POLISHED, JEWELED GLASS FUSED TO THE BODY OF THE PIECE!

THE FINAL FIRING, FOR THE FINEST PIECES, INCORPORATED THE USE OF ACTUAL GOLD, SUPENDED IN A CLEAR ENAMEL, WHICH LITERALLY MELTS TO THE SURFACE.

THIS SPECTACULAR PIECE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THE ABOVE.

THE ABSOLUTE PINNACLE OF THIS ART FORM!

                                                                                                     STAND ALONE DISPLAY PIECE !!!      

THIS IS A LARGE, HEAVY  PIECE.

10" TALL.

13" ACROSS.

40" CIRCUMFERENCE.

THIS WILL BE PACKED CAREFULLY, AND SHIPPED, INSURED, WITH TRACKING.

ALL EXCESS POSTAGE, LESS $ 3.00 FOR FUEL / PACKING MATERIAL,WILL BE REFUNDED.