Unusual Antique Chinese Yongzheng Teapot Famille Rose Qing Boy on Ox flower

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Condition Report: Overall Condition Some missing pieces, firing flaw and line to handle, spout with missing chips. Inner rim with some frits, 1 chip. Size 150mm diameter and 110mm high

A very nicely decorated trademark Yongzheng tea pot. With appliques of branches  on the base, they function as stand.

Famille rose scene of a landscape with flowers and a boy on an ox.

Ox herdboys riding oxen have been used as a motif in painting and graphic arts to symbolize the ability of the mind to control the body. That is, philosophically, symbolizing the ability of intellectual will to rule bodily strength and its physical urges.

Source: Nilson, J. Gotheborg.com: Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors’ Help and Info Page.
Retrieved from https://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/

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