Hu vase with deer

Stan · Dec 18, 2015, 10:39:14

Hi Peter, here is a nicely detailed hu vase, all hand painted and drawn, the height is 34.29 cm and is heavily potted, it has a red Qianlong mark on the bottom and it has unusual ears or handles, I have seen handles like this in the late Qing dynasty, I think this could be Guangxu period or early republic, your expert opinion is appreciated, thanks.

Stan · Dec 18, 2015, 10:41:35

Here are more photo's to view.

Stan · Dec 18, 2015, 11:08:34

Here is the last set of photo's to view, thanks again.

Stan · Dec 20, 2015, 02:05:58

Hi Peter, I was reading another post that I posted awhile back, sorry what you say goes in one ear and out the other, I stand corrected, this would be called a Zun with handles, and a hundred deer.

peterp · Dec 20, 2015, 07:43:27

Stan, does the glaze within the foot rim show a wave or orange peel surface?

Stan · Dec 20, 2015, 11:14:20

No Peter, the outside of the foot rim, just above the foot, the glaze is smooth, not textured at all, and the decoration, the band of flowers are slightly raised.

peterp · Dec 20, 2015, 15:59:43

The white cloud and white deer decoration, as well as the water seems to be not very common with this sort of vase.
I guess the mark is rather later than Qianlong, perhaps 19th century?

Stan · Dec 25, 2015, 01:39:01

One thing I noticed from Zun like porcelain at the high auctions is that the spots on the deers on older zun like pieces is that they have more spots, I saw a couple of early republic ones that have the spots on the deer are fewer, so I think this could be late Qing but more than likely early republic, not to mention that all the Zun's were taller and non of them have this decoration with the bats, but I have seen this decoration before on early republic.