8" tall 3-sided Chinese vase
18 October 2025
Description

It appears to be porcelain, with two tigers on each of the 3 sides (total of 6 different tigers)

Dimensions

about 8" tall smaller opening mouth, wider bottom

Acquired from
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For sale
Yes
Answered within 4 days
By David U.
Oct 22, 21:01 UTC
Fair Market Value
$150 - $300 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello, this item is a Chinese porcelain vase of unusual three-sided form, approximately 8 inches tall, decorated with enamel-painted tigers in various dynamic poses. Each of the three panels features two tigers, rendered in the famille jaune palette with fine black line detailing and grass tufts beneath. The imagery celebrates strength, courage, and protection, motifs commonly associated with the tiger in Chinese art, particularly in works produced around the Year of the Tiger. The mark on the underside appears to be a red seal, likely an apocryphal studio or dynasty mark, a practice often used in decorative 20th-century porcelain.

The crisp outlines and color palette suggest mid- to late-20th-century Jingdezhen manufacture, possibly intended for domestic decorative use rather than export. Its geometric form and figurative repetition indicate a modern reinterpretation of traditional auspicious themes. Similar three-sided decorative vases, depending on condition and mark clarity, generally hold a market value between USD 150 and 300.

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