A polychrome enameled porcelain rectangular planter
Late Qing/Republic period
Its thickly molded walls canted inward and raised on set-in corner feet, the exterior walls displaying birds and butterflies hovering near or upon opposing branches of wisteria and peony in bloom painted in opaque and translucent enamels on a turquoise enamel ground (chipped, lacking drainage saucer).
12 5/8in (32cm) long
Its thickly molded walls canted inward and raised on set-in corner feet, the exterior walls displaying birds and butterflies hovering near or upon opposing branches of wisteria and peony in bloom painted in opaque and translucent enamels on a turquoise enamel ground (chipped, lacking drainage saucer).
12 5/8in (32cm) long
Sold for
US$ 6,875
inc. premium
Lot heading
Property from the Estate of Elinor Majors Carlisle, San Francisco
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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