Dimensions: Height: 12-1/4" Diameter: 6-7/8" Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Emperor Reign period porcelain vase. Potted with a bulbous lower belly, gently waisted toward rotation prominent neck, and slightly flared rim leading to wide opening. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in rose pink underglaze base color which contrast against the famille rose color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in enamel design, famille rose translates to the pink family, on a colored ground decoration. Each bulging sides enclosing colorful falangcai, famille rose on a colored ground decoration, of Bajixiang. The main body center medallion decorated the couple magpie bird on the garden landscape with various flower blooms and fresh green foliage, banded with gilt thick ring. The magpie is universally admired for its intelligence and guile but it can be a nuisance to farmers. In China it has a positive connotation, a harbinger of joy and as such a magpie is used in paintings to wish someone joy as xi means ‘glad; joy; happiness’. If the character is shown upside down, like Fu (good fortune), it means happiness is arriving. The most legend associated with magpies is that of Zhinu and Niulang where on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month a bridge of magpies allows the two lovers to be briefly re-united among the stars. Another legend features a hand mirror broken in two so husband and wife could each take one part, if either party was unfaithful then the mirror turned into a magpie and flew back to the aggrieved partner. This is why magpies became a favorite decoration for the backs of mirrors. The upper rim decorated with repeating taotie mask, enclosed with double thick gilt ring on the upper mouth rim. The Neck and the exterior main body delicately with various floral blooms, vines, scrolling ruyi clouds, interlocking tendril and vines, all in vivid tones color, banded with gilt ribbons in each part. And the foot base rim banded with thick gilt ring. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The underside bears reign mark, a vertical six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine rings, Made In The Years of Yongzheng Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. See More