Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Vase Peacock & Peony 17"H Mizuya Often used to begin and

Often used to begin and end meditation sessions or when praying at the family alter

Lin received the National Crafts Achievement Award for his significant role in preserving and passing down traditional cultural assets

the foot ring is unglazed

Bishamonten was especially revered by samurai and merchants alike

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Vase Peacock & Peony 17"H Mizuya Often used to begin andChinese Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Vase, Peacock & Peony, Qing Dynasty China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century 17 in. (43 cm) H A commanding celadon ground baluster vase (, hupng) in blue and white (, qnghu), hand painted with a peacock amid peony (, mdn) blossoms, rockwork, and aquatic grasses rendered in vivid cobalt with skillful tonal gradation. The bird's elaborate tail plumage cascades across the belly in fine feathered strokes, each ocellus (eye