This beautiful melon jar is decorated with peonies and a stork in intense blue over a light green celadon glaze. The stork is drawn with a long tail, ornate wings and a diapered body that portrays an image of both the phoenix bird and a peacock. The jar is 11" tall; 25 1/2" around at its widest (8 wide).
The foot rim is unglazed, shows buff clay and natural oxidation; a small hairline and insignificant chips along the rim. The item "A RARE CHINESE BLUE & GREEN MELON JAR DECORATED With A BIRD & PEONIES" is in sale since Sunday, October 27, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Other Chinese Antiques".angelo" and is located in Redlands, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.