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Lot details Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 China, mid-19th to early 20th century. Heavily potted, the baluster sides rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck with a flared mouth. Finely painted in rich gilt to the exterior with two phoenixes by a gnarled wutong tree amid rockwork and large peony blossoms below two birds in flight, further with two mandarin ducks swimming in a pond and two cranes perched in the tree, all above bands of stiff ruyi-form leaves above the foot and ruyi-heads below the neck. Covered overall in a finely crackled and streaked glaze of crushed-strawberry tone with nuances of flambé and thinning toward the rim. The base and interior with a similarly crackled grayish-white glaze. Provenance: French trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. Minor smoothened chips and tiny hairlines to the foot. Weight: 3,745 g Dimensions: Height 40.1 cm Please click here to read the full description Phoenixes surrounded by various birds, including cranes and mandarin ducks, are a common motif in Chinese culture. Phoenixes are regarded as the king of the birds, as they represent power, virtue, and grace. 点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation) 清末紅釉地描金鳳凰牡丹紋瓶 中國，十九世紀中葉至二十世紀初。喇叭狀口，長頸，鼓腹，下斂，底足外撇。紅釉地描金，一棵茂盛的梧桐樹下站著兩隻鳳凰，旁邊牡丹盛開。空中兩隻飛翔的鳥，還有兩隻在池塘里游水的鴛鴦和兩只鶴棲息在樹上。足部飾芭蕉葉紋。紅釉成濃郁的玫紅色，邊緣逐漸變薄。底部及內部施灰白色釉。 來源：法國古玩交易。 品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。足部有輕微缺口和細小的冲線。 重量：3,745 克 尺寸：高 40.1 厘米