A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE LIME GREEN GROUND 'LOTUS' BALUSTER VASE, NOW MOUNTED AS A LAMP, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE LIME GREEN GROUND 'LOTUS' BALUSTER VASE, NOW MOUNTED AS A LAMP

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the bulbous body supported by a slightly splayed foot and surmounted by a straight neck, the body decorated with large lotus blossoms with scrolling foliage, inscribed in gilt and iron-red the character shuangxi (double happiness), the neck with ruyi-head lappets

(vase) height 13 ¾ in.; 34.9 cm