85 - Important porcelain vase in the Green Family style, China, 19th century

Important porcelain vase in the Green Family style, China, 19th century Baluster-shaped, decorated with a scene depicting the meeting between Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Xiwangmu appears amid the clouds, accompanied by her attendants and preceded by a phoenix, while the emperor, seated in his palace, receives the goddess who has come to offer him the peaches of immortality. Against a background of lotus and plum blossoms, the foot is decorated with four enameled medallions featuring a crane, a motif partially repeated on the shoulder. The neck is adorned with scrollwork, stylized friezes, and ruyi heads bordering peony flowers on the flared portion. It is flanked by two handles shaped like two joined sections of bamboo. At the base, a double blue circle with a fanciful square mark in the center. The scene is traditionally associated with wishes for longevity and immortality. Height: 59.5 cm The neck is chipped, has been repaired, and the base is pierced.