Vase; vase with stand; porcelain; large size; vase has ovoid body with large flared opening; rounded edge lip at base; body is hand painted with enamel designs, depicting mounds of land with tress, houses, and shrubs, in a large river; mountains in the back ground; shoulders are decorated with patchwork style paintings of various floral patterns in blues, greens, yellows, and browns; shoulders of base have 2 applied fou lions painted cobalt blue; lower portion of vase is painted with vertical standing leaves; vase is broken in to 6 part at the neck and shoulder section base is porcelain; circular resting surface, with green painted square, likely a makers mark ; 3 legs; stand; rim of stand is green with spiral design;

Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. 

Credit Line: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Gift of Mr Harry S Dadley, 1934.316, 20744, 1994X1.90 

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