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- 39 Vase
Qing dynasty; mid to late 19th century
h. 25 cm; Stephen Lowe Art Gallery
This attractive vase, of meiping shape, is
decorated with overall lotus scrolls. There
are two large pictorial roundels on the body
of the vase. One depicts a bird on rocks
with blossoming prunus sprays, the other
has a blue butterfly above a rock with
peonies. There are two bronze handles with
monster masks on the shoulders of the vase.
The colours include: red, white, yellow,
pink, cobalt blue, green in three shades,
and mixed blue-white and black-white, on
a turquoise ground.
40 Vase
Qing dynasty; late 19th century
h. 25 cm; Stephen Lowe Art Gallery
This vase, with long slender neck, is deco-
rated with a ruyi or cloud scroll border
beneath the upper rim. The neck is sepa-
rated from the body by a floral band. The
body is covered with naturalistic flowers
and butterflies on a �T� fret background.
The colours include: red, white, yellow,
cobalt blue, orange-brown, shades of green,
pink, and black, on a light blue ground.
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