A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, 19th century
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Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 15 617
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About this Item
A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, 19th century
height: 60cm; diameter: 26cm
Notes
Painted in underglaze blue with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac shown among stylised clouds across the ovoid body and trumpet neck. The zodiac animals symbolise time, cyclical fortune, and personal identity within Chinese cosmology, making such vessels both decorative and symbolic.
Provenance
Private Collection.
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