At 24 inches, this vase doesn't ask permission.
Rose Medallion in this scale is a different conversation entirely. The form is commanding — a full ovoid body rising to a flared trumpet neck, with three-dimensional gilt dragon handles at the shoulder and gilt dragon head appliqués flanking the neck.
Every inch of the surface is painted, layered in the classic Rose Medallion tradition: alternating panels of court figures in elaborately detailed pavilion interiors on one face, dense botanical compositions with butterflies on the other, all framed by millefleur floral registers above and below. Cash coin motifs — the ancient Chinese symbol of wealth and prosperity — punctuate the panels alongside the figures. A wan fret border runs at the shoulder, the traditional Chinese symbol of good fortune and longevity.
The palette here has a strong presence of lavender rather than the more common rose pink — a distinction collectors notice immediately, and one that sets this piece apart from the standard Rose Medallion colorway.
The gilt is rich and present throughout — on the dragon handles, the neck appliqués, and threaded through the decorative registers. It catches the light the way Rose Medallion at this level of quality is supposed to.
Unmarked, as is common with vintage Chinese export porcelain of this type. Good vintage condition.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
At 24 inches, this vase doesn't ask permission.
Rose Medallion in this scale is a different conversation entirely. The form is commanding — a full ovoid body rising to a flared trumpet neck, with three-dimensional gilt dragon handles at the shoulder and gilt dragon head appliqués flanking the neck.
Every inch of the surface is painted, layered in the classic Rose Medallion tradition: alternating panels of court figures in elaborately detailed pavilion interiors on one face, dense botanical compositions with butterflies on the other, all framed by millefleur floral registers above and below. Cash coin motifs — the ancient Chinese symbol of wealth and prosperity — punctuate the panels alongside the figures. A wan fret border runs at the shoulder, the traditional Chinese symbol of good fortune and longevity.
The palette here has a strong presence of lavender rather than the more common rose pink — a distinction collectors notice immediately, and one that sets this piece apart from the standard Rose Medallion colorway.
The gilt is rich and present throughout — on the dragon handles, the neck appliqués, and threaded through the decorative registers. It catches the light the way Rose Medallion at this level of quality is supposed to.
Unmarked, as is common with vintage Chinese export porcelain of this type. Good vintage condition.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
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