Chinese Republic Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Cobalt Blue Pink Peony 6"H Goban 1980's) Publisher: Tanseisha Image Size:

1980's) Publisher: Tanseisha Image Size: 11" x 17 1/4" Impression: Fine

A substantial decorative vase with confident brushwork and a classic auspicious subject — peacock and peony together symbolize beauty

with distant mounted figures visible across the plaza

jǐngtàilán) is among the most demanding of China's decorative metalwork traditions — each design built from individually bent wire cloisons soldered to a copper body

Shape: Mokko-gata

Chinese Republic Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Cobalt Blue Pink Peony 6"H Goban 1980's) Publisher: Tanseisha Image Size:Cloisonn Enamel Vase Pair Jingtailan Cobalt Blue Ground Pink and White Peony China, Republic Period, earlymid 20th century A matched pair of baluster form cloisonn vases on a cobalt blue ground filled with a fine cloud scroll pattern, each decorated with large pink and white peony blooms and brown toned foliage rendered in a painterly, naturalistic style unusual for the medium. The neck carries a green and blue cloud border; gilt brass rims at lip and