FLOWER VASE
Glazed stoneware. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th cent.
A formal, elegant vase with lovely "oxblood" glaze and craquelé; white opening. spherical form with elegant, tall, slender neck and even rim. The stand is unglazed, the inverted bottom glazed. This little vase served to hold one chosen, beautiful flower.
HEIGHT 15 CM
From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland
Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.