Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Celadon-Ground Vase Immortals 24"H Imari the side inscribed 大黒天像 (Daikokuten-zō

the side inscribed 大黒天像 (Daikokuten-zō — Image of Daikokuten)

Republic period

Framed for stability and display

This furo has a rare ceramic heating element to safely keep water at the right temperature for tea

a technique of incising fine line designs into a lacquer ground and filling the channels with contrasting colored lacquer — here red

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Celadon-Ground Vase Immortals 24"H Imari the side inscribed 大黒天像 (Daikokuten-zōChinese Blue & White Celadon Ground Vase, Immortals , Qing Dynasty China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century Height = 24 in. (61 cm); Weight = 16lbs 8oz A large celadon ground baluster vase (, hupng) in blue and white (, qnghu), painted with a lively gathering of Daoist immortals (, bxin) in a garden setting. The principal face depicts five robed figures in animated interaction one bearded elder bearing a ruyi scepter, others gesturing in conversation or