Orange Gilt Miniature Meiping Vase A Chinese miniature meiping shape vase, measuring 4 x 2 1/4 ins., dating to the early 20th century. The vase has a bright orange glaze that is decorated with gilt scrolls and happiness characters. The glazed base has a 2-character mark that reads YU WAN, or (Precious) Jade Curios. This mark can be found on Kangxi to Republic Period porcelain. See Nilsson’s excellent website, www.gotheborg.com, for this mark and many others on Chinese and Japanese wares. See also Qingzheng’s Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, p. 304, for this mark. I believe that this vase is 20th century. It is in fine and original condition.
 

Chinese Export Wine or Tea Cup A fine Chinese Export wine cup, measuring 2 1/2 X 1 1/4 ins., dating to the 18 - mid 19th century. The cup has a scalloped edge with brown dressing. It is decorated in a typical period design in overglaze enamels of peaches and yellow flowers. There are alternating lotus panels of fruits encircling the base. A two-character mark on the base in Zhuanshu script reads: Da Qinq, or Great Ching. See Schiffer’s, Chinese Export Porcelain. Standard Patterns and Fortms, 1780-1880 for cups of similar shape and design.
 

Chinese Blue & White Bottle Vase A Chinese blue and white lotus and vine design yuhuchun or bottle vase, measuring 10 ins. in height, dating to the late 19th - early 20th century.</b> The vase has a brown/orange tint to the shiny crackle glaze in some areas. The underglaze vines are done in a deep blue. The straw colored foot shows some fritting. There is Iron pitting in the glaze around the top rim. There are countable bubbles in the blue double ring on the base. It is in fine and original condition. I have dated this vase to the late 19th to 20th century.
 

Chinese B&W Prunus Storage Jar A Chinese Blue and White Prunus Jar measuring 8/9 ins. tall and approximately 7 ins. at the waist, dating to the late 19th century.The jar has a false, four-character, Kang Hsi Chinese reign mark on the base typical of pieces from this period. The prunus design depicts early Spring flowers breaking through the river ice. The lid and the body have surface hairline fractures that have been stabilized. All in all, a fine decorative piece.
 

Chinese I Hsing Enameled Teapot A well-made Chinese I Hsing teapot with enameled floral handles, spout and ornaments in Famille Rose colors, typical of the turn of the century period. The teapot measures 7” end of handle to spout, 3 3/4 ins. high and 3 ins. in width. The base is impressed with “CHINA,” dating this teapot to the first quarter of the 20th century. There are no chips, cracks or losses, unlike many teapots of this kind.
 

Chinese Export Mug A fine and well-made Chinese Export mug, decorated with figures in polychrome, famille rose enamels, dating to the late 18th - early 19th century. The cup is in great condition with only some minor wear to the decoration. it is approximately 5 in. tall.
 

Chinese Export Figure of Girl An exceptional Chinese export figure, ca. 1920, of a girl holding a bouquet of flowers and gesturing with her open hand. The figure is finely modeled and decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels. The hand is particularly well done and in perfect condition. She stands approximately 10 1/2 in. high and measures 3 1/2 in. across the base. The base is open with two, raised medallions bearing the artist’s signature and the word “CHINA”. A beautiful, high-quality Chinese Export figure.