This vase's bright cobalt blue ground carries hand-painted lotus flowers, lily pads, ducks and birds in the lively tradition of Chinese export porcelain — color and movement on every inch.
Maker: Unknown
Materials: Ceramic, hand painted
Dimensions: 9.75" tall x 4.0" diameter (widest) x 3.5" top opening x 2.5" base
Origin: China
Era: Vintage, 1970s–1980s (estimated)
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, no issues. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
A wonderful piece for a chinoiserie interior, a blue-and-white collection wanting something more colorful, or anyone who loves Chinese export porcelain at its most cheerful.
The lotus flower has carried symbolic weight in Chinese art for centuries, representing purity and rebirth, and appears frequently alongside birds and water plants in export porcelain made for Western markets from the 18th century onward. By the 1970s and '80s, factories across China continued this decorative vocabulary, producing vividly colored, hand-painted pieces like this one — a continuation of a painting tradition much older than the vase itself.
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