Two blue and white porcelain tea jars, China, 18th century-
One of quadrangular form decorated with a panel on each side alternating a rooster on a rock, two butterflies and an amaranth "rooster's crest" (association symbolizing the wish for an official to rise in the hierarchy) and a decoration of peony flowers. A stylized spandrel at each corner of the shoulder of the bottle.
Height: 14
cmWooden
base
and stopper. Crack, chip and firing defect.
- The other hexagonal shape with floral decoration on each side and on the shoulder. Unglazed base.
Height : 11
cmSilvered metal
stopper
. Small cracks on the edges.
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