Coral Red Porcelain Vase - Snow Lion Tables 37 x 23 x 65

37 x 23 x 65 (wxdxh cms)

This carved ceiling rose from Bikaner still has its original paint

The presence of Western motifs point to earlier Canton productions as Cantonware developed its own style through the course of the first half of the 19th century reaching its apex around 1850

an item of immense value

Coral Red Porcelain Vase - Snow Lion Tables 37 x 23 x 65This reproduction Chinese porcelain vase is decorated in iron red glaze, sometimes called coral red. The orange glaze depicts a playful snow lion. Snow lions were often depicted in Tibetan art and were often depicted in pairs illustrating the close friendship that China and Tibet shared over many centuries. Snow lions symbolised power, strength, fearlessness and joy. Coral red glaze was a development from sancai porcelain of the Ming period and came