Chinese Columnar Vase with Peach Motif, On stand

Tall white tile bears a spray of peaches in blue, with the fruit blushed pink.

This columnar porcelain vase with peach motif, on a wood stand is from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, and is contemporary. It is painted porcelain & wood. Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province has been a center of Chinese porcelain production for many centuries, and its workshops still hand-paint vases with traditional motifs. Upright rectangular plaque with glossy white ground, painted in cobalt blue leaves and branches. The two peaches are tinted red at the tips. Columns of calligraphy and a small red seal sit at the right, and a dark stepped stand holds it. It is 7.5 inches wide, 7.5 deep and 18 high.

The peaches look ripe and the brush looks unhurried.