Yellow ground famille rose vase with 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'
A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). The globular body rising from a short lightly spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, enamelled overall in yellow, with iron red 'Shuangxi' characters arranged evenly between a band of upright petal lappets and a band of ruyi pendants below the gilt decorated rim, two gold rings enclosing a foliage of multi coloured blossom, peaches and longevity characters on the shoulder. 6-character Guangxu mark to the base in underglaze blue. Fitted gilt bronze stand. Labels of J & T. Tai and typed labels. Height 15.94 in., depth 9.06 in.
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- Qing Dynasty - The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. It was established by the Manchu people, who originated from the northeastern region of China. The Qing Dynasty was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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