Dimensions: 11" H x 4-7/8" W each Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, QianLong porcelain hat stands. The porcelain stoutly potted of hexagonal baluster body, large, thick and tall, with cornered shoulder gently waisted toward flaring rim and square opening, slighty flaring opening mouth lip, raised on countersunk flat base, slight deep concave under base. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in cobalt blue underglazed, depicted of various flowers blooms interspersed foliage, enclosed with ruyi shaped large pendants filled by scrolling clouds, interspersed by scrolling floral and bordered with dense of floral diaper surrounding Bajixiang symbols inside ruyi shaped cartouches. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the under glaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. Mark on under base, a six under glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. See More