Chinese polychrome porcelain vase, Imari style, polybious shape, 20th century

Chinese polychrome porcelain vase in Imari style with a polybeous shape, early 20th century, signed Wan Li Chang Here is a vase at the crossroads of East Asian cultures! A pleasant fusion inspired by Imari porcelain from the Meiji period with its polychrome decoration on enameled porcelain, both Japanese with its blue and orange colors on a white background and Sino-European with its fauna and flora decoration of small birds on flowering branches. Created at the beginning of the 20th century, this vase with its very particular organic shape, called "polybeous" is signed Wan Li Chang, which translates as "Prosperity over ten thousand leagues": a phrase that is both poetic and true, evoking travel and wealth, given that these are porcelains intended for export to wealthy European clients. Wan Li Chang ceramics is renowned for its inspiration from Imari porcelain, taking its codes with the techniques of Chinese master ceramists. Halfway between a decorative vase and an object of art, this vase has a sculptural presence of character: the foot divided into two parts creates an elegant balance while highlighting the Japanese richness of the finely hand-executed design with a warm palette of colors, which will not fail to attract the eye, and inhibit topics of conversation, because this vase is the materialization of the crossroads of Chinese, Japanese and European cultures. Don't wait any longer, and treat yourself to a vase with strong aesthetic strength! Fast & careful shipping in France, Europe & Worldwide. Dimensions: → Height X width X Total depth: 30 X 25 X 12 cm → width X Depth of the neck: 12 X 3 cm → width X Depth of the base: 17 X 9 cm → Weight: 2.1 kg.