Burnt Orange Porcelain Meiping Vase - Dragon & Phoenix Famille-Rose Porcelain This elegant antique Chinese half

This elegant antique Chinese half table is from Shanxi province and dates to the early part of the 19th century

crafted in the early 20th century

hand-crafted in Rajasthan with a distinctive artisan finish

45 x 45 cms ( w x d x h)

The Tibetans were so impressed that they often put this painting at the entrance of their temples

Burnt Orange Porcelain Meiping Vase - Dragon & Phoenix Famille-Rose Porcelain This elegant antique Chinese halfThis reproduction Chinese porcelain meiping vase is decorated in iron red glaze, sometimes called coral red it features a dragon and phoenix surrounded by lucky bats. The classic meiping shape (often called plum shape) was designed to hold a single branch of tree blossom. This elegant vase was inspired by the shape of the female body and was particularly popular during the Ming (1368 1644 AD) dynasty. Iron red glaze was a development from sancai