Burnt Orange Porcelain Vase - Snow Lions Nandi Bulls It is a 19thC piece

It is a 19thC piece with later inlay work

Features: Multi-tiered construction

Grain measures like these were used in markets for measuring wheat

Teak was rare and it is unusual to find teak stick boxes

Burnt Orange Porcelain Vase - Snow Lions Nandi Bulls It is a 19thC pieceThis reproduction Chinese porcelain vase is decorated in iron red glaze, sometimes called coral red. This style was a development from sancai porcelain of the Ming period and came to prominence in the early Qing dynasty. The orange glaze depicts playful snow lions. Snow lions were often depicted in Tibetan art and were often depicted in pairs illustrating the close friendship that China and Tibet shared over many centuries. Snow lions symbolised