Identical Pair 8.5” Gilded Chinese Cloisonne Haitangzun Vases - Chenghua Lotus For Sale

Product Description:

This is a pair of 2 Chinese Cloisonne handcrafted Haitangzun ‘Lobed’/ Begonia-Shaped vases. They areboth in almost mint condition.

Each vase stands at approximately 8.5 inchestall. They have a total combined weight of about 2.8 lbs. The lip opening has adiameter of 2.5 inches across and the base (foot) diameter a little over 3inches wide. We have discerned that these pieces are from circa 1950s, China.

There is a repetitive pattern of 6 conjoinedlotus flowers, tulips, ruyi clouds, ligzhi and other geometric shapes. Theseare set on top of a medium cobalt blue ground. The artisan who created thesepieces fused colours into one another to depict a delicate ‘spillover’effect. The ruyi shapes along the neckare set against an apple green ground, which complement the cobalt blue andother colours featured. The base has been created with Jing Tai blue.

The conjoined lotus flowers are emblematic ofancient Chinese pottery during the Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (ca. 1680) andcrafted during the reign of Emperor Chenghua (1464-1487).

Note that the mouth, neck, fillet and foot areall gilded.

These vases are in near mint condition except forsome slight pitting, which us barely visible.

These two vases are going will be the highlightand conversation pieces of any home or professional office.

Please view the pictures for further details.

All reasonable offers will be considered.

About Chinese symbolism found it this piece:

The Lotus:

The Lotus is one of the most important flowers inChinese culture. Buddhists all over the world recognize this Lotus assignifying the holy seat of the Buddha. In Chinese culture the Lotus symbolizesultimate purity of the heart and mind and perfection, because it risesuntainted and beautiful from the mud.

Source: Nargez Koshoibekova The Meaning of Flowers:Symbolism of Flowers in Chinese Culture.? The World of Chinese

Lingzhi:

Lingzhi has been viewed as a magic herb as well as anauspicious symbol by the Chinese. It is, therefore, also known as"Ruizhi," "Shenzhi," and "Xiancao," with themeaning of good fortune and mysterious power.

Source: LinZhiblin Ganoderma (Lingzhi) in Traditional Chinese Medicine and ChineseCulture National Library of Medicine

About Chinese Cloisonné:

Chinese cloisonné can be traced to prior of the YuanDynasty (1271-1368). Enamel artisans have refined this technique over many centuries.The process involved creating an outline of a design or partitions (cloisons inFrench) by soldering brass wires onto metal surfaces of either brass or copper.Enamel coloring then was melted, cooled, solidified, and lastly made into apowder made into a paste.

Once the enamel paste was set onto the copper surface,it was sent to the kiln for firing and solidifying. After the enamel cooled, itcontracted and more enamel would be added to the remaining open spaces. Thisprocess would be repeated several more. Towards the end of the process, theenamel and the soldered brass wires would be given a smooth finishing intoorder to blend the wires together with the enamel. The remaining brass wires,top and bottom rim of the finished piece would get gold-plated at the end.

About Jing Tai Lan Cloisonné:

"The 7th emperor of the Ming Dynasty was namedJintai. Cloisonné made in this time was the highest quality handwork and wascreated for the Chinese royal family. Blue enamelware, in particular, sapphireblue and peacock blue were most popular as these were the predominant coloursused in making cloisonné pieces."

Reference: "Cloisonné" from Beijing Travelsand The Encyclopedia of Crafts in the Asia Pacific Region