#5680 Chinoiserie Blue & White Meiping Plum Vase 17" H

This exquisite Chinoiserie Blue and white porcelain Meiping Plum Vase is hand painted, displaying swimming fish, a symbol of abundance, luck, prosperity, and happiness in ancient Chinese culture. The Chinese word for fish, “Yu”, sounds like the word for wish, making the fish a strong representation of wishes for a prosperous New Year. This type of vase was traditionally used to display branches of plum blossoms and measures 17" high and 10" in diameter.