Qing Dynasty Nanjing Vase with Flower Decor, 20th Century

Large baluster shape vase, in nankin porcelain with blue flower decorations on a beige cracked background, alternating with friezes in brown sandstone with Svastika patterks, waves and flowers.
The collar is decorated with prunus stems in flowers, relief and openwork forming the handles.

Mounted as a lamp, it is enhanced by a magnificent festoons pagoda lampshade, made in a beautiful beige silk decorated with beige and blue colored colors and a beige and blue bangs.

This magnificent lamp is electrified with an electric twisted sheath, a plain silk effect fabric of gold color and has two bayonet system bulbs for lighting.

Era: Qing dynasty – XIXth century
Dimensions: height: 90cm
Lust: 65cm maximum

China is the cradle of hard porcelain
from the 17th century, Chinese porcelain will influence foreign ceramics, especially through its exports to India, the Middle East and Europe with the India Company.

We thus find the Chinese style sets on the earthenware of Delft, Rouen and many others, but also on the first harsh and tender European porcelain as in Meissen, whipped cream, etc …

The type of decoration of Chinese porcelain varies depending on the period, the evolution of techniques and the modes of the moment.
We must distinguish very high quality imperial productions from current productions. Also, the decor intended for export is sometimes different from that for the domestic market.

Nankin’s porcelain was produced in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century (end of the Qing dynasty).

It is recognized by its cracked beige bottoms (first cooking at high temperature), its decor turning with pink dominance and/or light blue (second cooking necessary in the muffle for these colors), to its decorations reported in relief like the chrysanthemums And peonies (Chrysantemopalonian family), eyelet, daisy, insects such as butterflies, agreste landscapes, rocks etc …