AN UNUSUAL LARGE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'CRANE' VASES, MEIPING 18TH CENTURY Each vase is decorated to the tall sides with twelve cranes in flight, all outlined with underglaze blue and decorated with white enamels, set against a ground of ruyi -shaped clouds in the colourful doucai palette highlighted in gilt. 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, hongmu stands Provenance Acquired by the current vendor's grandfather during his stay in China in the early 20th century, thence by descent within the family.
AN UNUSUAL LARGE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'CRANE' VASES, MEIPING 18TH CENTURY Each vase is decorated to the tall sides with twelve cranes in flight, all outlined with underglaze blue and decorated with white enamels, set against a ground of ruyi -shaped clouds in the colourful doucai palette highlighted in gilt. 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, hongmu stands Provenance Acquired by the current vendor's grandfather during his stay in China in the early 20th century, thence by descent within the family.
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