Urn with lid. Kangxi, Qing Dynasty

The URNA with a lid. Low-neck oviposition Cupy lid with round bud. Main motif consisting of a landscape with two bird Fenix. Purchased by Johanna Kempe on 22 March 1890 at art dealer H Bukowski. for 51 Kr. 97 The strong and clear cobalt blue color of this pot with lid is typical of the very best porcelain from the Kangxi period. The decorum depicts a couple of fenghuang birds, sometimes called “Chinese Fenix” despite their symbolism different from the Western Fenix bird. In China, the male bird steers feng and the female huang over all other birds. They represent great virtue and pace, as well as the association between yin and yang. Around the neck of the pot there is a stretcher with bamboo. Beside the birds and on the lid, wutong trees are visible, the only tree on which Fenix birds settle. The Wutong tree is yin, while bamboo is yang. Below the birds, peonies grow out of stones. The flower symbolizes wealth, renown, love, tenderness and feminine beauty. Urn with cover, Porcelain jar Porin underglaze cobalt blue Qing dynasty, Kangxi period The cobalt on this jar and lid is a clear, bright blue The of the best Kangxi period porcelains. Its depiction shows a pair of fenghuang birds, Its “Chinese phoenix,” their symbolism is Its than phoenixes in the West. In China, the male bird feng and the huang, all other birds, and In high, as well as the union of yin and yang. Round the neck of the jar is a band showing bamboo, and beside the the the and on the lid are wutong, the only thing that phoenixes will alight on; the wutong is yin, the tree birds boo is yang. Beneath the birds are peonies Beneout of rocks, symbolising wealth, love, affection and feminine Bene.