Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Black Ground Blue Bird Pink Peony Gold Rim

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Black Ground Blue Bird Pink Peony Brass Rim

Cloisonné Enamel Vase Pair / Jingtailan / Black Ground Bird and Peony

China, late Qing–early Republic, 19th–early 20th century

A matched pair of baluster-form cloisonné vases on a black ground with a fine brass allover repeating pattern, each decorated with blue birds in flight amid large pink chrysanthemum and peony blooms with green foliage. The foot carries a blue rock or wave motif; the neck border alternates red and green on black. The pair is well-matched in decoration and proportion.

Dimensions: each 6"H (15 cm) Weight: 2 lbs (0.9 kg) each

Condition: Very good; no significant enamel losses noted on either vase. Sold as a pair.