A BLUE AND WHITE WILLOW SHAPED VASE
Dimensions: 15 in. (38.1 cm) high x 7.5 in. (19.1 cm) diameter; Stand: 2.5 in. (6.4 cm) high. All measurements are approximate.
Description: A Chinese willow leaf porcelain vase, Liuyeping, of slender profile, resembles a willow leaf flaring mouth, a waisted neck, slanting shoulders, and a tapering body. The exterior decorated with cobalt blue enamel in of peaches abundant and foliate with five flying Fu bats. Mark on base, six blue script -KaiShu- character enclosed within double blue rings; YongZheng Reign Period of Great Qing.
Presented on a carved hardwood stand.The peach (Tao) signifies the second month of the lunar calendar. The peach symbolizes marriage, spring, justice and especially Daoist immortality (longevity), also is one of the Three Abundances (Three Plenty).