Vase With ‘Hundred Flowers’
Description
The Chinese believe that when all flowers are in bloom, they augur good tidings and bring prosperity. This vase with a tall neck is covered with painted peonies, chrysanthemums, lotus, lilies, pink asters, and many other flowers. Known as millefleur in the West, this motif is known as baihuadi in Chinese, (hundred flower ground). This auspicious design was developed at the Qianlong imperial workshop to signify that the Qing empire would last as long as flowers continued to bloom, the motif flourished during the next two reigns. Though the blue seal on the base indicates that the vase was made in the Qianlong era, the piece was most probably made in the later Daoguang period, as indicated by the second character qing, which is missing a vertical stroke.
Sir DJ Tata Collection
Collection
Chinese Art
Object Type
Vase
Material
Porcelain with polychrome overglaze
Schools/Culture/Period
Late Qing dynasty
Technique
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Date
19th century CE
Location
Jiangxi province
Dimension
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