Dimensions: 10.875in H x 6.25in W x 6.25in D Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Qianlong famille rose butterfly conjoined double gourd vase. Cluster of four conjoined vases with surrounded by fourth conjoined body. All potted connected together in a shape of double gourd resemblance, with two bulbous bellies conjoined together, suspending a short cylindrical neck, bulbous lower section finishing into a slender bottleneck at the top, with a straight opening rim, raised on slightly short splayed foot base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the famille rose design 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 Exterior decorated with many flying butterfly in vivid tones color. The middle, the foot base rim and the upper open lip festooned with repeating interlocking key fret, scrolling ruyi clouds, geometric petals pattern, and auspicious ornament. Butterfly considered in China as also a bird. Symbol of conjugal bliss, of joy and of summer. From its homophony with the Chinese word die meaning the age of seventy or eighty, it is also an emblem of longevity. In Straits Chinese porcelain specifically, a pair of butterflies symbolizes the spirits of the forefathers. A butterfly or bird approaching a peony, a young man and the woman he loves. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty. See More