this vase with a long neck on a compressed body is highlighted by the plum blossom handles mounted to the neck with a wave pattern both forms of decoration aspire to the Scholars studio. The plum blossoms have significant meaning representing purity of character, perseverance and the transcience of beauty. They bloom at the end of the winter early spring eagerly revered in both China and Japan as the harbinger of Spring.
The wave pattern symbolizes movement and change with auspicious meanings of prosperity, longevity, and happiness.and is seen in different forms in both Chinese art and Japanese art.
Height: 19cm
Both origin and dating is subjective … our feeling the origin being China with the garlic mouth and register of leiwan pattern above the waves also suggesting a date of 17th century or earlier as determined from the natural patination showing age .
this vase with a long neck on a compressed body is highlighted by the plum blossom handles mounted to the neck with a wave pattern both forms of decoration aspire to the Scholars studio. The plum blossoms have significant meaning representing purity of character, perseverance and the transcience of beauty. They bloom at the end of the winter early spring eagerly revered in both China and Japan as the harbinger of Spring.
The wave pattern symbolizes movement and change with auspicious meanings of prosperity, longevity, and happiness.and is seen in different forms in both Chinese art and Japanese art.
Height: 19cm
Both origin and dating is subjective … our feeling the origin being China with the garlic mouth and register of leiwan pattern above the waves also suggesting a date of 17th century or earlier as determined from the natural patination showing age .
