A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘STAG AND DEER’ PHOENIX-TAIL VASES, FENGWEIZUN
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD
The lower part of the body, of baluster shape, is surmounted by...

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘STAG AND DEER’ PHOENIX-TAIL VASES, FENGWEIZUN
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD
The lower part of the body, of baluster shape, is surmounted by a trumpet neck. The body is painted in underglaze cobalt blue enamels with a continuous rivershore landscape with a couple of passing deer and stag as well as a flying crane amidst clouds. The neck is also painted with a continuous rivershore landscape with one single passing stag as well as a flying crane. The base bears a double circle in underglaze cobalt blue.
H: 38 cm

Note: The Chinese believe the deer lives to a very great age and, as a result, has become a symbol for long life. The deer is traditionally believed to be the only animal able to find the magical lingzhi fungus of immortality.

一对“鹿纹”青花凤尾尊
中国

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