Large Chinese Vase

Large Antique Chinese Blue and White’Bogu’ Vase Daoguang Period 19th C. Private New York City collection. Originally bogu meant an inventory of antiquities. In the Song Dynasty (9601279AD), the wealthy created real shelves to display their curiosities and antiquities and called them bogujia, or bogu shelves. This led to artists using the motif in carvings, paintings, and in this case ceramic decorations. Think of them as representations of cabinets of curiosities as we say in English. Thats why a bogu always has a frame around it: its meant to symbolize a cabinet. How this works is ingenuous. Each object has a name, of course. And each name is a homonym for something else. For example a vase in Chinese is called ping, which sounds like ping (different character but the same sound) meaning peace. Hence a vase is a symbol of peace. Our Manhattan-based gallery specializes in high-quality Chinese antiques and some other Asian antiques and collectibles. Thank you for being with us, and let us know if we can be of any assistance. I don’t accept cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. Many of the items we sell are well over 100 years old, thus these items will have some minor or light wear. Any major flaws and damages i. Chips or cracks will be clearly disclosed in the item description. For international buyers, please note that we have no control of the deliveries in foreign countries, so possible delays could be expected. The item “Large Antique Chinese Blue and White’Bogu’ Vase Daoguang Period 19th C” is in sale since Wednesday, March 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Vases”. The seller is “real-bargain-zone” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Featured Refinements: 19th Century Chinese Vase
• Region of Origin: China
• Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware, Porcelain
• Height: 15 3/4 in.
• Age: 19th Century (1820 – 1850)
• Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original