Chinese export vase with gilt foo lion handles. Decorated using famille rose palette. Dates to mid 19th century, during the Qing Dynasty. Famille Rose porcelain is decorated with predominantly pink enamels, first used by adding colloidal gold to the glaze. The style has been used in China since the mid 18th century. Famille rose, which translates from French as pink family, is a type of Chinese porcelain most popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Known as yangcai in China, for “foreign colors, ” it is characterized by pink overglaze low-fired enamel but may also include other soft complementary colors. The color range for this palette was first produced by mixing colored enamels with an opaque white. Measures (without lamp parts) approx: 12″ x 4″ x 4. Small crack at base (see pics).
