Blue & White Porcelain Tianqiuping Vase - Lotus Design Small Boxes 170 x 45 x 90

170 x 45 x 90 (wxdxh cms)

75 - 90yrs old

248 x 45 x 85 (wxdxh cms)

The origin of the five peach design can be found in the story of a fisherman by Tao Qian (365-427) who found endless bliss in a peach orchard hidden within a crevice

symbolic imagery and traditional calligraphy

Blue & White Porcelain Tianqiuping Vase - Lotus Design Small Boxes 170 x 45 x 90This vase is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way. It is then decorated by hand before firing. Porcelain is steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty 202 BC to 220 AD. Blue and white porcelain is glazed using a transparent porcelain glaze dating