China, Canton, End Of The 19th Century. Pair Important Baluster Vase In Porcelain And Enamels

China, Canton, Late 19th Century – Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster Vases, Palace Scenes, Gilt Chilongs and Fo Dogs · Qing Dynasty Canton Famille Rose · Qing Dynasty · Late 19th Century · Height 24.5 cm · Palace Scenes · Chilongs and Fo Dogs · Gilt · From a Collection

A pair of Chinese porcelain baluster vases in Famille Rose enamels, Canton, late 19th century. White porcelain body from Jingdezhen, decorated in Canton for the export market. Height 24.5 cm each.

Decoration: cartouche panels with palace scenes (court scenes) depicting noble figures in imperial pavilions and gardens — a characteristic motif of Cantonese export production in the second half of the 19th century. Ground of polychrome floral scrollwork in pink, green, yellow and blue enamels. The neck with applied plastic elements: Fo dogs (shishi, guardian lions) and chilongs (hornless dragons) highlighted in gold — protective decorative elements emblematic of Cantonese export porcelain.

Canton Famille Rose porcelain (fencai, 粉彩) — a term introduced in 1862 by Albert Jacquemart to designate the pink enamels of the Qing period — was the dominant form of Chinese ceramic export to Europe and America in the 19th century. White porcelain from Jingdezhen, painted in Canton's specialist export workshops, reached under the Guangxu period (1875–1908) a remarkable decorative density, characterised by the profusion of cartouche panels, the richness of floral grounds and the quality of the gilt applied elements.

Condition:

• 1 vase: very good condition
• 1 vase: restored

Pieces from a collection.

Comparable pieces are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musée Guimet (Musée national des arts asiatiques) in Paris and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

• Height: 24.5 cm each
• Material: Jingdezhen porcelain · polychrome Famille Rose enamels · gilt applied plastic elements
• Decoration: palace scenes in cartouches · floral scrollwork · gilt Fo dogs and chilongs
• Origin: Canton, China
• Period: late 19th century · Qing, Guangxu period (1875–1908) probable
• Provenance: from a collection
• Condition: 1 × very good · 1 × restored

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Keywords integrated: Canton Famille Rose, Chinese porcelain baluster vases 19th century, Qing Dynasty, palace court scenes cartouches, chilongs Fo dogs gilt, Jingdezhen, Victoria Albert Museum, Musée Guimet, collection