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Qianlong Style Porcelain Vase

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Qianlong Style Porcelain Vase
Qianlong Style Blue and White Porcelain Hundred Deer Vase. *Bailuzun; Niutouzun; ‘Hundred Deer’ Vase Bailuzun was exclusively made for imperial use. It is also known as Niutouzun, which means “ox-head.” However, it is most-commonly referred to as Bailuzun, or the “Hundred Deer” Vase, which references the image typically painted on its body. Since the Chinese word for “deer,” lu, is a homophone for “reward,” the “hundred deer” motif represents the wish for a successful career in imperial court service. *(news.artnet.com). The vase is decorated with numerous deer and birds in a continuous landscape of trees and mountains. The neck is flanked by a pair of handles in the form of antlered deer heads. In very good condition. 20.5 inches x 16 inches.