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No. 2476 Unusual large Chinese baluster vase - apple green background. Circa 1900
No. 2476 Unusual large Chinese baluster vase - apple green background. Circa 1900
Large, heavy Chinese baluster vase decorated with a very unusual background of apple green. Two large cartouches are finely painted, one showing a crane on a rock with a beautiful orange sunset and the other showing a crane on a pine tree surrounded by other lucky flowers. Four smaller cartouches each display a single flower. The pine and crane decoration symbolises longevity - ‘live as long as the pine and crane’. Dating circa 1900.
Condition is good - a small kiln chip on the base.
Size: height 33 cm