ANTIQUE CHINESE PORCELAIN JAR/ DRAGON VASE FAMILLE VERTE QING 19th C. JINGDEZHEN

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ACQUIRED FROM AN AFFLUENT CHINESE FAMILY RESIDING IN SAN FRANCISCO SINCE THE "FIRST PERIOD" IMMIGRATION IN 1849
STUNNING PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE JAR & COVER DEPICTING AN IMPERIAL FIVE CLAWED DRAGON (EMPEROR) FACING A PHOENIX (EMPRESS) ACROSS A CENTERED PEONY BLOSSOM
ENAMELS ARE JEWEL-LIKE; TRANSLUCENT, IRIDESCENT AND CLEAN RISING ABOVE THE PORCELAIN SURFACE
HAND PAINTED IN THE FINE, SHARP, FIERCELY EXCITING STYLE OF EMPEROR KANGXI ENGAGED PAINTER LIU YUAN
PEONY BLOSSOMS & TENDRILS COMPLETE THE BACKGROUND
BEAUTIFUL CONDITION
100% ORIGINAL / NO CRACKS, FRACTURES, RESTORATIONS
SPECTACULAR / MASSIVE
HEIGHT: 17 1/2" / 44.45 cm.
DIAMETER / OPENING: 5"
DIAMETER / BASE: 8 1/2"
CIRCUMFERENCE: 34 1/2"
SHIPS INSURED WITH TRACKING, SIGNATURE REQUIRED
CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY / NO ALASKA, HAWAII, NO U.S. "TERRITORIES"
VERY LARGE JAR WILL REQUIRE OVERSIZED REINFORCED PACKAGING TO ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL
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