A RARE POLYCHROME PORCELAIN VASE, China, Xuantong mark and period, dated 1910

h cm 47,5

Finely painted with two parrots perched on a stand; the base bears an underglaze blue mark reading Dà Qīng Xuāntǒng Èr Nián Húnán Cíyè Gōngsī, meaning: Hunan Ceramic Company, 2nd year of the Xuantong era (1910) of the Great Qing Dynasty (大清宣统二年湖南瓷业公司).

Catalog notes:
In 1905, Xiong Xiling and other reformers from Hunan founded the Hunan Government Ceramic School in Liling, and the following year established the Hunan Ceramic Company, giving rise to the renowned Liling underglaze polychrome porcelains. Executed with multiple colored oxides, these wares combine traditional Chinese painting with an elegant and refined style, distinguished by great artistic expressiveness and strong visual impact. Liling porcelains have received numerous awards at international exhibitions and have enjoyed widespread acclaim in China.
清宣统 1910年  醴陵窑釉下彩绘鹦鹉撇口瓶 底款:大清宣统二年湖南瓷业公司