A pair of Chinese hexagonal vases, Quing Dynasty, 19th century

Para chińskich sześciokątnych wazonów, dynastia Qing, XIX w., zdobionych polichromią przedstawiającą piwonie i ptaki, z dwoma uchwytami wykonanymi z owoców i grona. Na bokach wazonów z dynastii Qing, w pionie, znajdują się ideogramy. Są to starożytne chińskie wazony stołowe, zdobione z tyłu tym samym motywem fitomorficznym i zoomorficznym.  Wazony są w dobrym stanie, nie były poddawane renowacji, mają niewielkie pęknięcie na wewnętrznej stronie szyjki i niewielkie rozległe odpryski, co jest zgodne z datą ich powstania. Znajdują się one na dwóch hebanowych drewnianych podstawach, które zostały przyklejone do wazonu.  China, second half of the 19th century.

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