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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ VASE

GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON
RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

The bulbous body and tall, waisted neck
are decorated with a multitude of butterfies
separated by a gilt-bordered band of lotus
sprays and gilt xi characters on the shoulder.
15¡ in. (39 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

Butterfies are a symbol of happiness and also
longevity. Similar Guangxu-marked vases are
illustrated in Imperial Porcelain of late Qing from
the Kwan Collection, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1983, p.
133, no. 140; by G. Avitabile, From the Dragons’
Treasure: Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and
20th Centuries in the Weishaupt Collection,
London, 1987, p. 91, no. 126; and by H. A. Van
Oort, Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th
Centuries, the Netherlands, 1977, pl. 104.
Compare, also, the vase sold at Christie’s New
York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 968.
清光緒 粉彩百蝶紋賞瓶 礬紅六字楷書款

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