Large Chinese Canton Vase

Chinese Canton Porcelain Vase, richly decorated with Picturesque Characters, Animals, Flowers and Foliage. The decoration in polychrome enamels is typical of the Mandarin style of the end of the 19th Century. It illustrates a scene from life with men and women with smiling faces, surrounded by birds, butterflies and flowers. The whole is surrounded by a lively Dense and Luminous Plant Pattern. At the pass, handles in the shape of Guardian Lions called Fô Dogs and on the shoulders Chilongs or Chimeras. With its very cheerful decor and its relief sculptures enhanced with fine gold, this large Cantonese vase will charm you with the poetry that emanates from it. Dimensions: Height 63cm Diameter (at widest): 34cm