Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Guangxu famille rose butterfly motif porcelain reward vase. The finest porcelain potted in reward shape vase, thick and tall, globular lower body, tapered gracefully toward straight tall cylindrical neck, with slight flaring mouth rim, raised on a short small round foot base with slight concave. All reserved in hand painting ornamentations, rendered in clean white under glazed ground color which contrast against the famille rose design color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in colorful 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 belly and the neck adorned with hundred flying butterfly in vivid tones color, banded with lotus flowers blooms and ornament on the shoulder. Repeating taotie mask on the upper mouth rim, enclosed with single thick ring lines mark off each part. 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 Lines of the drawings are clear, the light and dark shades are subtle. 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. Mark on under base, a vertical six under glazed red script characters reign mark, GuangXu Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. Dimensions: 9.25"L x 16"H