Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Rose Crackleware Vases

Full of character, this wonderful late 19th century Chinese Nanjing baluster vase features exquisite hand-painted decorations of birds and fish in vivid blue around its lower belly a...

A superb pair of large and elegant Chinese 'Nanjing' porcelain baluster vases, each intricately decorated with an encircling battle scene of warriors on foot and on horseback on its ...

A pair of Song Dynasty porcelain olive green vases decorated with gods around the vase and flying dragon on top of each vase. Each lid decorat...

A pair of Song Dynasty porcelain olive green vases decorated with gods around the vase and flying dragon on top of each vase. Each lid decorated...

Stunning pair of famille rose, Chinese vases, trumpet style rims with gold finished foo lion handles, horizontally double mount facing lizards on front and back, floral and figural b...

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...